Australia's Sami Kennedy-Sim comes eighth in the women's ski cross event at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Sami Kennedy-Sim has equalled her best Olympic performance, finishing a very credible eighth place in the ski cross event at the Beijing Winter Games.

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It matches her performance in PyeongChang, where she also made the small final.

«You can't be disappointed when you're putting in 100 per cent effort,» Kennedy-Sim said.

«Whilst I am sure I will go back and watch this race and I will look at the things that happened in that semi-final and I will replay that and re-live it for a while, the beauty of ski cross is that the sport keeps moving.

»I'm really proud of the effort and, obviously, the result as in the number doesn't always dictate the journey.

«You can have someone so close and then all of a sudden something happens so what's a fifth or an eighth?

»It's been really a pleasure today, to be here."

In driving snow that made visibility difficult for athletes and spectators alike, Kennedy-Sim — who was seeded 11th after the qualifying rounds earlier in the day — capitalised on strong starts to win both her 1/8 final and quarter final race.

However, a mistake early in the semi-final meant that Kennedy-Sim trailed the rest of the field and was out of contention, although a coming together had the 33-year-old dreaming of emulating an Australian sporting legend.

«When they were coming into that second-last turn, I was like, 'Come on, you beauty, this is the Steven Bradbury moment. This is what we all dream of in Australia' … and then it didn't happen,» she said with a laugh.

In the small final, Kennedy-Sim fell behind a trio of Canadians early in the race and was unable to make up the distance, meaning Katya Crema's seventh place in Sochi remains Australia's best finishing position in the event.

«It's tough competition,»