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Team GB’s Ollie Davies became the first British man to compete at the Olympics in ski cross. He finished fourth in his race with only the top two progressing to the quarter-finals.
The 24-year-old from Guildford in Surrey said: I’m pretty gutted. I made a mistake at the start and I was playing catch-up from then onwards.
Despite falling on her first two runs Team GB freestyle skier Zoe Atkin finished ninth in the women’s freeski halfpipe final after scoring 73.25 on her third run. Zoe had qualified in fourth place the previous day with a score of 86.75.
Slalom skier Dave ‘The Rocket’ Ryding, who recently won Britain’s first ever world cup race in Kitzbuhel, was unable to replicate his history making heroics at the Beijing Olympics.
Dave Ryding
The 35-year-old made a small mistake during his first run which left him in 16th position. In the second run it appeared he may have pulled off something special as his time of 50.44 put Ryding at the top of the standings and in the gold medal position. But the gap to the first run’s frontrunners proved too much and saw him finish in 13th position.
Team GB’s youngest competitor at the Beijing Olympic Games, freestyle skier Kirsty Muir, finished eighth with a best score of 71.30 in the freeski slopestyle final on Tuesday.
Her team mate Katie Summerhayes, who finished seventh at previous Olympics in Sochi and PyeongChang, was one place further back in ninth with 64.75.
Although Team GB’s Katie Ormerod was left disappointed after she finished 25th in qualification for the women’s snowboard Big Air, as only the top 12 progressing to the final, her appearance in the Beijing Olympics marked a welcome return following a serious injury which almost ended her career.
Team GB’s freestyle skiers Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes have both qualified in the top 12 for the slopestyle final. Muir, who came fifth in the Big Air final earlier in the Games, finished sixth in qualifying with a best run of 70.11 and Summerhayes, who missed out on making the Big Air final by one place, progressed in 10th spot with 66.56.
Team GB’s Charlotte Bankes and Olympic debutant Huw Nightingale managed sixth-place in the inaugural mixed team snowboard cross. Before the team event, Bankes finished ninth in the women’s individual snowboard cross on Wednesday, and Nightingale finished 30th in the men’s.
Team GB’s Huw Nightingale made his Winter Olympic debut in the men’s snowboard cross in Beijing on day 6 but went out in the 1/8 finals. The 20-year-old will get another chance to compete in the mixed team competition with team mate Charlotte Bankes on Saturday (12 Feb 2022).
Charlotte Bankes, one of Team GB’s brightest hopes for an Olympic medal, was left disappointed when she was just beaten into third place on the line in the quarter-finals of the women’s Snowboard Cross when only the first two finishers go through.
Team GB’s Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir finished in an impressive fifth place in the first-ever women’s Big Air final.
Kirsty Muir pictured at a previous X games. PHOTO: GB Snowsport
Kirsty, who was making her Olympic debut and at 17 years old is Team GB’s youngest competitor at the Winter Games, will now compete in the slopestyle competition on Sunday.
Team GB’s Kirsty Muir will compete in tomorrow’s Big Air final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after finishing seventh in the qualification round. Team mate Katie Summerhayes narrowly missed out after finishing 13th with the top 12 progressing.
Makayla Gerken Schofield made British history in the Moguls, securing the nation’s best ever Moguls result at an Olympic Winter Games with her eighth place finish. Qualifying through her first run score from Thursday, Makayla then put down a impressive run in the first final to secure her place in the final 12 and an historic result for her country.
After fighting her way back from a serious injury, Team GB’s Katie Ormerod finished in18th place following her two qualification runs in the Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle. The top 12 progress to tomorrow’s final.
The North American snow sports industry is mourning the death of a ski coach and instructor who wrote several books that became ‘bibles’ for ski instructors.
Ron LeMaster, (pictured) aged 72, was skiing at Eldora Mountain Resort on Tuesday, 30 November, when he was involved in a collision with a snowboarder and died at the scene. Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
With many different ski passes now on offer, skiers and snowboarders could be confused over which one is best, or most cost effective, for them. Kristin Rust, VP Communications with the Alterra Mountain Company, provides some insights into the advantages of an Ikon Pass
The outdoor experts at Blacks and Go Outdoors are slashing the prices of their skiwear and equipment by up to 60% in their Black Friday sale which launches today! With fantastic deals available including up to 40% off the North Face range, half price clothing and 60% off kids clothing, stock is going to sell out fast. Here we pick out the top deals up for grabs.
Rob Rees enjoyed a meal with Skier & Snowboarder publisher Frank ‘Scoop’ Baldwin at Kipferl, which claims to be London’s only Austrian restaurant. Rob gives us a taste of what you will find there
The first ever National Snow Show at the NEC Birmingham held over the weekend of 23 & 24 October attracted almost 10,000 visitors and 150 exhibitors.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Cutting the ribbon are (l-r) Billy Morgan, Stephen Morgan, Chemmy Alcott, Jamie Nicholls and Scott Penman
The organisers, Raccoon Events, hailed the event a ‘phenomenal success’ despite hugely challenging circumstances for the entire industry.
The WINTER 2021 issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine is now available.
Pick up a free printed copy at your local ski and snowboard store or slope (while stocks last).
Or you can read the online version by CLICKING HERE
The re-opening of the funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands has been delayed until late 2022. This will leave the ski area above Aviemore without its main lift for a fourth successive ski season.