Overview

• The 38-year-old Briton confirmed he will retire at the close of the 2025-26 World Cup season immediately following his participation in the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
• Since his World Cup debut in 2009, Ryding has secured seven podium finishes and made history as Britain’s first World Cup gold medallist with his 2022 Kitzbühel slalom victory.
• His sixth-place slalom finish at the 2025 Alpine World Championships marked Britain’s best men’s result in that event since 1934.
• Ryding’s top Olympic placing of ninth in Pyeongchang 2018 sets the benchmark he intends to surpass in his fifth Games next February.
• He cited family sacrifices and a desire to conclude his career on a high as the driving factors behind his decision to retire.