Alain Baxter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alain Baxter
Occupation	Skier
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1973(1973-12-26)
Age	51
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Edinburgh
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alain Baxter Biography

Alain Baxter is one of the most popular and richest Skier who was born on December 26, 1973 in Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Scottish skier who specializes in the slalom and became the first British skier to win a medal in alpine skiing.

He attempted to appeal his medal ban with the same doctor used by the great Carl Lewis, but unlike Lewis, Baxter’s medal was not returned to him.

Alain Baxter (born 26 December 1973) is a British skier who was formerly a professional specialising in the slalom discipline. He is best known for failing a drug test after finishing third in the men’s slalom of the 2002 Winter Olympics, resulting in him being controversially stripped of the bronze medal; he would have become the first Briton to win an Olympic medal in a skiing event. The use of a nasal inhaler purchased in the US had led to the presence of a banned substance in Baxter’s urine. He was allowed to return to competition, although his appeal to have the medal reinstated failed. He competed in FIS events from 1991–2009 and became known as “The Highlander”. In the World Cup events, he achieved eleven top-fifteen finishes and four top-ten results.

His best result in World Cup was 4th at Åre 11 March 2001 and he had three other top 10 finishes in 2001. In 2001, at Wengen he finished seventh in the World Cup Slalom, the best performance by a Britain at the Swiss resort.

He is the son of Iain and Sue Baxter, both former members of the British Ski Team.

Alain Baxter Net Worth

Alain Baxter is one of the richest Skier from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alain Baxter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He first cracked the top 100 skiers rankings in 1998.

He had to return his silver medal from the 2002 Olympic games after testing positive for methamphetamine.

Baxter was born on 26 December 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the son of Iain and Sue Baxter, who were both British Ski Team members. Baxter’s father named him after Alan Breck Stewart, a character from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Kidnapped, who was a rebellious Highlander. The French spelling led some to believe he was named after the 70s French skiing star Alain Penz. At 16 years of age, he was selected to the British Alpine Ski Team in 1991. Baxter’s first 10 years of competition were achieved without him having access to any significant funding. Austrian journalists gave him the sobriquet “The Highlander”. He steadily worked his way through the world rankings, making the top 100 in time for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. At Nagano he straddled a gate and was disqualified, having been 15th-fastest at the checkpoint just before.

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Who is Alain Baxter Dating?

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In the Salt Lake City Olympics of 2002, Baxter made British Olympic history on 23 February by becoming the first British skier to win a medal (Bronze) in alpine skiing. In the men’s slalom, Baxter was in eighth place in the first run, then rose to third after the second run. Before the competition he had dyed his hair in the pattern of the Saltire cross of St Andrew: the flag of Scotland. The British Olympic Association (BOA) ordered him to remove the political symbol, but the blue dye he used to try to obliterate the white saltire was a different shade, and the saltire pattern could still clearly be seen when he won his medal.

Facts & Trivia

Alain Ranked on the list of most popular Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alain Baxter celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

He is also a keen player of shinty, and turned out for Kincraig Shinty Club when that club was still active. Baxter won the 2005 British Superstars event, defeating Du’aine Ladejo who had edged Baxter out for the 2003 title.

Top Facts about Alain Baxter

1. Alain Baxter is a retired British alpine skier.
2. He was born on December 26, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. Baxter competed in the Winter Olympics three times (1998, 2002, and 2006).
4. He won a bronze medal at the World Championships in St Anton in 2001.
5. In 2002, he became the first British skier to win an Olympic medal in alpine skiing.
6. However, he was stripped of his bronze medal due to a doping violation.
7. The substance found in his system was levomethamphetamine from a Vicks inhaler.
8. Baxter fought to clear his name and eventually had his medal reinstated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
9. After retiring from skiing, he became a commentator for BBC Sport and Eurosport.
10. Baxter now runs his own ski school in Scotland called Ski Craft Ltd.