ADRIAN Yung is hoping to continue his rapid rise with more quick descents and become a name to remember.

The 12-year-old, who attends Magdalen College School, has been tipped to reach the top after being selected in the Under 14 England Alpine Ski squad following a string of impressive performances.

And he is focused on fulfilling his potential, with his ultimate ambition to compete in the Winter Olympics.

Yung, who started skiing when he was just three, will be the youngest member of the squad.

But he is not phased, and is determined to prove he deserves his place.

“I was so happy,” he said after receiving the call. “I just love skiing – it is so exhilarating and enjoyable.

“There are quite a few events coming up soon so I am hoping to do well in those – to come in the top 25 would be my aim and I think I can do that.”

Yung grew up in Hong Kong before his family moved to England in 2010.

It was on holiday as a three-year-old he caught the skiing bug, watching parents Fiona and Tim, as well as older siblings Catherine (now 18) and Christopher (13) star on the slopes.

But now they are playing second fiddle to the youngest family member, who regularly clocks speeds up to 50mph.

“I won a few events in the mini’s category (under 12) when I first started, and the giant slalom at the British Alpine Championships in 2014,” he said.

“This year I have finished in the top five in both the British Alpine Championships in Tignes and the Anglo-Scottish Championships in Les Houches – both in France.”

Those finishes prompted the selectors to take note and after being invited to – and passing – a tough fitness test, Yung received the call.

And he will be in the best-possible hands – coached by four-time Olympian and six-time British champion Chemmy Alcott.

“Adrian is hugely talented and has got an unbelievable attitude,” she said.

“He is the youngest – and smallest – member of the squad, but has such an inner tiger in him.

“He is already very good indeed and it is our job to make sure we get the most out of his ability.”

Yung was training in the Austrian Alps during half-term, but will not be back on the slopes until December, when he will be training in Switzerland for a fortnight ahead of competitions at the turn of the year.

“I spend nearly all of my school holidays skiing,” he said.

“I plan to be an Olympic skier for Great Britain in the future.”