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YANQING, China : Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde talked down his chances of winning a medal in the men's combined at the Winter Olympics after taming the downhill course nicknamed 'The Rock' in one minute, 43.12 seconds at the Yanqing Alpine Centre on Thursday.
LONDON : The pressure is on for Austria, the most successful ski nation of all time, to prove that it still has what it takes to dominate at the Beijing Olympic Games.
If you ever talk to someone connected in some way to British skiing about Dave Ryding two things will happen. First, a warm smile will come to their face, a testament to the type of individual he is. The second occurrence will be an almost grimace of sorts.
On Saturday January 22 Dave Ryding created history as he became the first British skier to ever win a World Cup race, triumphing in the Slalom at Kitzbuhel. Ryding has long been considered the top British skier but struggled to see through a win, often falling short at the final hurdle or being second-best to legendary Austrian racer Marcel Hirscher. Ad/> But now heading into the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which you can stream on discovery+, Ryding will be in with a chance of medal which would be truly historic.
Dave Ryding has said he never stopped believing after he became the first Briton to win a race in the Alpine skiing World Cup when he stunningly captured the classic Kitzbuhel slalom. Ryding will now be seen as one of the medal contenders in the slalom with the win coming just two weeks ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde powered to victory in the classic Kitzbuehel World Cup downhill on Friday, beating French veteran Johan Clarey by 0.42 seconds.