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YANQING, China : There was no fairytale ending to Dave Ryding's journey from the artificial dry slopes of Northern England to the 'Ice River' course at the Beijing Olympics but the 35-year-old British slalom skier says he is not done yet.
Dave Ryding admits his 13th-place finish in the slalom was a “shame” but hopes his recent heroics have helped pave the way for future success for Team GB in alpine skiing. ‘The Rocket’ was a medal hope heading into the Winter Olympics having taken a stunning World Cup win in the slalom at Kitzbuhel last month. Ad/> The 35-year-old was competing at his fourth Games, but a costly first run saw him slip out of contention going into Run 2.
Team GB’s Dave Ryding recorded a 13th-place finish in the slalom at Beijing 2022 after errors in the first run gave him too much to do in Run 2. Ryding, who made history when winning the World Cup event in Kitzbuhel last month, was 1.21 seconds behind leader Johannes Strolz going into the second run and was placed 16th overall.
France’s Clement Noel put down a stunning second run to win slalom gold at the Winter Olympics ahead of Johannes Strolz and world champion Sebastien Foss-Solevaag. Noel was sixth heading into Run 2, but an incredible 49.79 made for an unassailable time of 1:44.09 – 0.61 seconds quicker than Austria’s Strolz, who had led after the first run.
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Keep calm and watch slalom was Dave Ryding’s message to the Great British sport-watching public who were yet to see any medals from the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 prior to the slalom discipline of the Alpine skiing competition, which took place on Wednesday (16 January). The wait continues for the Brits, however, after Ryding finished in 13th at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre.
Dave Ryding’s dream of an Olympic medal faded away after a mistake on his opening run cost him any chance of a podium finish at the Genting Alpine Centre.