Beijing 2022: 'A really good day skiing' - Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes proud of slopestyle final top-10 finishes

British ski pair Katie Summerhayes and Kirsty Muir may have missed out on medals but are still proud to have reached the women’s freeski slopestyle final in Beijing. Muir, 17, finished eighth in her very first Winter Olympic Games, while Summerhayes was one position back in ninth. Ad/> Summerhayes was competing in her third games and finished with a best of 64.75 on her second run.

Beijing 2022Gu and Muir made to wait as slopestyle qualifiers pushed back due to snowfall13/02/2022 AT 04:15 Speaking on Eurosport’s cube afterwards, the 26-year-old spoke about how much of an 'honour' it was just to represent her country in the final. “I’m pretty happy – I’ve had a great day’s skiing today. I think everyone could tell how much fun we were having.

Obviously I would have loved to come away with a medal at the end of the day but I think I had a good time and think you can tell how buzzing I am. “I just can’t believe that eight years ago I was in the same position Kirsty is now. To make three Olympic finals is something I’ll always be proud of and thinking back, it’s great.

“Obviously we compete to win medals but just to get the chance to compete for Team GB is something we’ll never take for granted. It’s an honour.” ‘A lot to catch up on!’ — Muir could go back to school this week after Olympic debut 'I have met my goal' — poster girl Gu happy to influence a new generation Gremaud wins slopestyle gold as Gu claims silver, Team GB duo finish inside top 10 Team GB’s medal issues have been well documented with a first failure to achieve a single podium finish since 1992 a very real possibility. However, there will perhaps be some optimism over future Games given the breakout performance of Muir.