The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today that double Olympic sailing gold medallist Sarah Gosling has been appointed Team GB’s Chef de Mission for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOWF) in Liechtenstein and Voralberg, Austria.
From 24-31 January 2015, Gosling will head up Team GB’s delegation at the first ever EYOWF to be organised by two countries. The Festival also represents the second occasion that Gosling has acted in the role after leading Team GB at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Utrecht - the team of 44 athletes returned with 31 medals across nine sports including nine gold, 14 silver and eight bronze.
In total eight sports will make up the programme for Voralberg/Liechtenstein 2015, with the heart of the Festival located in the Montafon Valley, Austria, and the two neighbouring towns of Schruns and Tschagguns.
Gosling began sailing aged six and was part of the gold medal winning team, affectionately named ‘Three Blondes in a Boat’, which triumphed in the Yngling sailing class at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. She won gold again four years later in Beijing alongside Pippa Wilson and her crewmate from Athens Sarah Ayton.
Team GB Chef de Mission Sarah Gosling said:
BOA CEO Bill Sweeney said: