Billy Major
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1996 Saffron Walden, England |
| Website | billymajor.com |
| Skiing career | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Disciplines | Slalom |
World Cup debut | 21 December 2020 (age 24) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2019–2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 7 – (2020–2026) |
| Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 – (88th in 2025) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (31st in SL, 2024) |
Billy Major (born 21 November 1996)[1] is a British alpine ski racer who competes in the slalom. He finished inside the Top 20 at the 2025 World Championships and the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Early life
Major grew up in Saffron Walden.[2] His parents ran a skiing company, and he began skiing at the age of two and competing in races when he was seven.[1] He attended the Dame Bradbury School.[3]
Career
After winning the Delancey British Alpine Championships in 2017 and 2018, Major was selected to compete at the 2019 World Ski Championships.[3]
Major competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the slalom, however failed to finish the first run. He had set the fastest time at the first checkpoint on the course.[2] In 2023, he finished 16th in a World Cup race in Gurgl, marking his best result up to that point.[4]
Major competed at the 2025 World Championships, finishing in 15th place. Later in the season he achieved a personal best of ninth place in a World Cup race at Hafjell.[5][6] His good form continued into the 2025-26 season, where he placed inside the Top 30 in four World Cup races prior to the Olympics.[7] At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he competed in the slalom. He finished the first run in thirteenth position, however dropped to 16th after the second run, finishing ahead of team-mate Dave Ryding.[8]
Personal life
Alongside skiing, Major studied neuroscience at the University of Manchester.[3]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2022 | 25 | 130 | 48 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 26 | 117 | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 27 | 90 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 28 | 88 | 37 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 29 | 94 | 35 | — | — | — |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2019 | 22 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | — |
| 2021 | 24 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | DNQ | — | |
| 2023 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2025 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | N/a | — | N/a | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Team event | |
| 2022 | 25 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | N/a | — |
| 2026 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | N/a | — | N/a |
References
- 1 2 "Billy Major". Team GB. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 Metcalfe, Neil (16 February 2022). "Major already looking ahead to 2026 after Olympic dreams come to end in Beijing". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Street, Tim (16 February 2019). "Ski star Billy Major ready for first ever World Championships". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "'Major takes the lead!' – Great Britain's Billy Major earns career-best finish in Gurgl with big second run". TNT Sports. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Garcka, Matt (31 December 2025). "Great Britain Alpine Ski Racing: A Breakthrough Year in 2025". Ski Racing. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Dymock, Alan (15 February 2026). "Watch what happens when an amateur races against an Olympian". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Garcka, Matt (24 January 2026). "GB Snowsport Names Ryding, Taylor, and Major for Olympic Men's Slalom in Bormio". Ski Racing. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Team GB at the 2026 Winter Olympics". BBC Sport. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
External links
- Billy Major at FIS (alpine)
- Billy Major at Olympics.com
- Billy Major at Team GB
- Billy Major at Olympedia
- Billy Major at InterSportStats
- Billy Major at Milano Cortina 2026
- Billy Major at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
- Official website
