# Finlay Mickel

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{{Short description|Scottish alpine skier (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
| name = Finlay Mickel
| image = 
| disciplines = [Super G](/source/Super_G), [Downhill](/source/Downhill_skiing)
| club = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|12|06}}
| birth_place = [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Scotland
| height = 1.89 m
| wcdebut = November 2000
| retired = 
| website = 
| olympicteams = 1 ([2006](/source/Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics))
| olympicmedals = 0
| olympicgolds = 0
| worldsteams = 4
| worldsmedals = 0
| worldsgolds = 0
| wcseasons = 7
| wcwins = 0
| wcpodiums = 0
| wcoveralls = 0
| wctitles = 0
}}

'''Finlay Mickel''' (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish skiing coach and former downhill skier who competed in World Cup competitions 2000–2009 and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

==Downhill skier==
Mickel was born on 6 December 1977 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at [Stewart's Melville College](/source/Stewart's_Melville_College). He first appeared in the World Cup in [Lake Louise](/source/Lake_Louise%2C_Alberta), Canada in November 2000. His best result in the World Cup was 10th in the [Wengen](/source/Wengen) [downhill](/source/downhill_skiing) event in Switzerland, in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=40099&raceid=38575 |title=Official Results: Wengen (SUI): FIS World Cup – Men's Downhill 14 January 2006 |publisher=FIS-ski.com |accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>

On 5 February 2005, he finished eleventh in the Men's Downhill event at the World Championships held in [Bormio](/source/Bormio), Italy. This was the best result by a British man in the history of the World Championships,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/finlay-mickel |title=Athletes: Finlay Mickel |publisher=[British Olympic Association](/source/British_Olympic_Association) |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> and the best in any major competition since [Martin Bell](/source/Martin_Bell_(skier)) finished eighth in the downhill at the [1988 Winter Olympics](/source/1988_Winter_Olympics) in [Calgary](/source/Calgary).

In the [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games) in [Turin](/source/Turin) in 2006 he finished 25th in the downhill event and 22nd in the [super G](/source/super_G) event.

==Injuries and retirement==
Mickel sustained several injuries during his career including a fractured left ankle, a ruptured right Achilles tendon, a right ankle fracture, and a fracture to his right tibia plateau. Although he recovered from each of these setbacks, after being a member of the British Alpine ski team for 12 years, he announced his retirement from the sport in May 2009 at the age of 31.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/skiing/5312206/British-Alpine-skier-Finlay-Mickel-retires.html |title=British Alpine skier Finlay Mickel retires |first=Emily |last=Benammar |work=The Telegraph |date=12 May 2009 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref>

He took up a coaching position with the Scottish Alpine Team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-in-sport/skiing-coach-mickel-has-great-hopes-for-scots-teen-duo-alex-tilley-and-charlie-guest-1-2208349 |title=Skiing: Coach Mickel has great hopes for Scots teen duo Alex Tilley and Charlie Guest |work=The Scotsman |date=31 March 2012 |accessdate=22 January 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{FIS alpine skier|40099}}

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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Skiers from Edinburgh
Category:Scottish male alpine skiers
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain
Category:People educated at Stewart's Melville College
Category:Alpine skiing coaches

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