The British Freestyle Ski Team continue to pound the bumps of the international circuits and this weekend Joanne Bromfield won the first international freestyle medal in recent years taking Europa Cup bronze in dual moguls in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Eighteen-year-old Joanne had a double celebration with 5th place and a score of 21.50 points in single moguls on Sunday, bringing her into consideration for Olympic selection.

Although born in England, Joanne has lived in Park City, Utah for several years due to her father's work. She is determined to qualify for the Olympic event which will be on her 'home slope'. Joanne will be looking to repeat her recent success at the International Youth Championships in the Czech Republic next month. With two 5th places at the 2000 event, she is a strong medal contender this year.

The young male talent of the Scottish and English Freestyle Teams, currently training in Steamboat Colorado, will join Joanne at the Youth Championships bringing our total team there to 6, the largest ever British entry.

Also competing in Oberstdorf were Simon Bates (24, Edinburgh) and Chris David (23, Derbyshire). From a larger male field of 47 they came joint 9th in dual moguls on Saturday.

Simon, who is also chasing the magical 5th place for Olympic qualification, thought he had it in his sights with 7th in the qualification run. A mistake on the last four bumps in the final, nearly wiping out the finish timing, put him in 10th place with a score of 22.21. Chris, who has just returned to competition after a road accident, finished a creditable 27th.

The three younger team members will now have two weeks of training in La Plagne, France with Australian Team coach David Spiers before the Europa Cup tour resumes.

Meanwhile the senior member of the team Sam Temple, 28, Oxford, finished the World Cup circuit in Japan with 17th place in the only dual moguls event of the tour. Sam has already reached Olympic qualification level with 24th in singles and 17th in duals in the recent World Freestyle Championships in Canada.

Finally, the remaining team member Laura Donaldson, 28, Glasgow, brought double success in Colorado two weeks ago. On the Saturday she won the extreme series event at Berthoud Pass, followed by first place in the Rocky Mountain League dual moguls at Breckonridge on Sunday. Laura will shortly be joining her team-mates for the final Europa Cup events.