Profile... Rob Machon

Age: 18 years Birthday 18 May, 1992 Height / Weight: 184 cm / 65 kg (6ft. 0in. / 10st. 3lbs.) Hometown: Bamford Occupation: Student

Introduction...

Hi Im Rob Machon Im a 17 year old kid with a massive passion for anything to do with skiing. I've been skiing since my parents took me to Sheffield Ski Village when I was 3 years old and then took me on my first skiing holiday to Andorra. At 11 I started freestyle at Sheffield ski village where I started to progress my skiing.

My Reffernece from Pat Sharples (Salomon and Oakley team manager)
I’ve been coaching Rob for 3 years now and it has been great to see someone at his age put so much effort into the sport he loves. He has to be one of the hardest working skiers who turns up to my training camps and he will take in everything that myself and the other coaches tell him. Over the last year I’ve noticed a massive difference with his skiing. He could always do the hard tricks that all the kids want to do and has never been scared of giving them a go, but now he has added his own style into his skiing which really stands out. Rob now is one of the best in the UK for his age and I’m sure he can go all the way if he carries on putting all the hard work into his skiing that he is doing now. I also think he would be a perfect skier for sponsors as he will do his very best for the people who are helping and supporting him!

(Head coach of the British Freeski camps & World cup halfpipe coach)

By Rob Machon

Skier Questionnaire

How old where you when you first began skiing?

3 years old at Sheffield Ski Village

What/Who got you into it?

Mum and Dad

What type of ski's do you use?

Atomic Punx great freestyle ski

What length ski's do you use?

173cm

Favourite Resort:

Laax, Switzerland because there is every event and everything is perfectly made and maintained.

Where was you favourite trip and why?

Aspen Colorado because I got to ski with the best riders in the world and I was getting amazing coaching from the American team

nose tail thing
From Rob's Lifestyle & Portrait Gallery.

What do you love about Skiing?

Its a very free sport an its something that you can never stop improving at because theres always new tricks to learn and new places to ski.

What's your goal within Skiing?

Become professional, enter the Olmpics, find funding so I can travel and train more and keep on having fun, enjoying the sport and keep on pushing myself to get better.

What aspect of Skiing gives you the most satisfaction (powder, kickers, Halfpipe, Competitions, Big Air, Cliff drops etc

Halfpipe because its the best feeling in the air because there's always a moment where you become weightless and it feels amazing, and there's no limit to how high you can go and its more varied because there a so many runs you can do and because it never ends so theres always something to learn

What style of Skiing best descibes your riding (include a couple if you want)?

Im working on the afterbang with Tom Wallisch has the best so im just trying to work on being a lot smoother

Favourite Trick:

540 shifty and 540 munky style which i love because its a simple trick that can still be good if you do it right

What's you scariest Skiing moment?

First time hitting a big jump which was at Saas Fee and it was the first run of the week,

transcope
From Rob's Action Gallery.

What's your top safety tips when Skiing?

Always wear a helmet and also it keeps you warm so bonus. Always be aware of other people on the slope and never ski above your own ability and always never forget to have fun.

General Questionnaire

What are your other interests?

Trampolining, Football and chilling with friends

Where would you like to see yourself in the future?

As a professional skier and part time photographer and a personal coach

Realistically, what will you be doing in the future?

Something to do with sport such as physio or personal trainer and always skiing if its a holiday or competing

What music are you into?

Anything really but mainly hip hop like jurassic 5 and never too young for some old stuff to.

Thanks to:

Pat Sharples for all the coaching and help, Tom Percival for Smith Optics, Lafarge Cement for funding and all the guys at Ski club of Great Britain who are really cool people.

Rob's Results/ Achievements...

Year	Event	Discipline	Category	Position
2010	Brits	Halfpipe	Overall	7th
2009	World Cup	Halfpipe	Overall	32nd
2009	Westbeach Snowflex Series,Halifax	Big Air	16+	3rd
2008	British Freeski Tour, Halifax	Big Air	u16	1st
2008	British Freeski Tour, Halifax	Big Air	Overall	2nd
2008	British Freeski Tour, Norfolk	Big Air	16+	2nd
2008	Sheffield Freeze	Slopestyle	u15	2nd
2007	London Ride, Best of Britian	Quaterpipe	Overall	10th
2007	London Ride	Quaterpipe	Overall	13th
2007	British Championships, Laax	Skier X	u14	1st
2007	British Freeski Tour, Chatham	Slopestyle	u14	2nd
2007	Sheffield Freeze	Slopestyle/Big Air	u16	3rd
2007	British Freeski Tour, Castlefod	Slopestyle	u16	3rd
2007	British Freeski Tour, Chatham	Slopestyle	Overall	7th
2006	North Face Challenge Val Thorens	Slopestyle	14-15	16th
2006	Boarderweek , Val Thorens	Slopestyle	Overall	2nd
2006	British Championships, Laax	Skier X	u14	3rd
2006	Orange Aim Series, Warmwell	Quaterpipe	u14	3rd
2006	Sheffield Bomfire Night	Big Air	u16	3rd
2006	British Freeski Tour, Castlefod	Slopestyle	u14	3rd
2005	Yorkshire Champs, Sheffield	Slalom	u14	2nd
2004	Yorkshire Champs, Sheffield	Slalom	u12	3rd