Rosamund Musgrave

Rosamund "Posy" Musgrave[1] (born 28 October 1986) is a British former cross-country skier.

Born in Cairo, Egypt, due to her father's work in the oil industry,[2] she competed for Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3] She finished 41st in the women's sprint qualification event and 66th in the women's 10 kilometre classical event.[1][3][dead link‍]

She is the older sister of fellow cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave.[4]

In May 2015 she announced her retirement from competition and her appointment as an athlete manager with GMR Marketing.[5]

After retiring, Posy has been working for Eurosport commentating on their coverage of cross country skiing. She also coaches and supports the British Nordic Development Squad. [1]

Posy got married near her family home at Barra Castle in Aberdeenshire on 3 July 2021 to Daniel Johnson.

References

  1. ^ a b International Olympic Committee (2024). "Rosamund Musgrave". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ Bell, Graham (18 December 2017). "Meet the skier who could put Great Britain on the cross-country podium at the Winter Olympics in February". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Rosamund Musgrave". www.sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. ^ Scott-Elliot, Robin (9 February 2014). "Winter Olympics 2014: Sochi calling for Clash quartet with Andrew Musgrave ready to take centre stage". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Musgrave retires from sport as new squads announced for next season". Eurosport. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.


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