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'I am in the mindset I will have to do or die' - can Dave 'The Rocket' Ryding rescue GB's nightmare games?

At this point of the games, Team GB’s medal hopes seem more theoretical than something that might actually come to pass. As we enter the final few days of action, the odds on a first blank slate since the Albertville games of 1992 get shorter and shorter but one man is determined to make sure that unwanted accolade is avoided. Ad/> On Wednesday, Dave Ryding takes to the slopes in the men’s slalom perhaps with the hopes of a nation on his shoulders.

Dave Ryding's message to Team GB fans: "Keep calm and watch slalom"

British alpine skier Dave Ryding will carry the hopes of a nation as he launches from the start gate in the men’s slalom on Wednesday (16 February).

Skier Tamara Tippler makes astonishing save to avoid huge 70mph crash in Winter Olympics downhill

Tamara Tippler showcased her powers of recovery by swerving a big crash at 70mph in women’s downhill training at Beijing 2022. Fresh from finishing 0.03 seconds off the podium in the super-G, the Austrian took an ultra-aggressive line during the first practice session for Alpine skiing’s fastest discipline. Ad/> The 30-year-old was off balance as she ripped round a turn and over a saddle jump, flipping horizontal as both skis went airborne.