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Molly Summerhayes

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Molly Summerhayes (born 7 June 1997)[1] is an English freestyle skier who participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2][3] In December 2018, she announced her retirement aged 21, after learning that she would not receive funding.[4]

She is from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and is the younger sister of Olympian skier Katie Summerhayes.[5] The sisters first skied at the former Ski Village in Sheffield when they were aged four and six.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Molly Summerhayes". Team GB. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Record number of Team GB skiers and snowboarders set for PyeongChang 2018". Snowsport England. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Molly Summerhayes". British Ski + Snowboard. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Molly Summerhayes: Halfpipe skier retires aged 21". BBC Sport. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ Westby, Nick (25 January 2018). "Summerhayes' sisters and Ormerod headline Yorkshire's 'magnificent seven' for PyeongChang". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ Dean, Sam (9 December 2017). "How freestyle skiers Katie and Molly Summerhayes are working together towards Winter Olympics goal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2018.