Beijing 2022 - Meeting royals, listening to Nirvana - the Olympic experience for Kirsty Muir, Team GB’s youngest athlete

As Team GB’s youngest Winter Olympic athlete in Beijing, freestyle skier Kirsty Muir is taking things in her stride — even if she is getting a little bit of extra attention. The 17-year-old goes into the Games as a contender to win a medal, despite having one eye on finishing school, where she is studying chemistry, history and PE.

Exams will be a priority in April and May, but first she has the small matter of competing for her country at one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Ad/> A silver Big Air medallist at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Muir is not feeling the pressure though, despite the added responsibility that comes with her status in the squad.

Beijing 2022Atkin withdraws from Beijing big air but should still feature in slopestyle30/01/2022 AT 09:03 “I mean...I'm meeting Prince Edward because I'm the youngest and Dave Ryding's going because he's the oldest, so that's really cool,” she told Eurosport. “But I don't think I've got any other roles! /> “I ski in the day and then just have to try and relax a bit.

Every four to five days, we have a day off skiing, because it's quite challenging and tiring. That's when I do the schoolwork — it's a lot to fit in.” Muir has already achieved a World Cup podium, when she finished second in Aspen in March last year, while both of her appearances this season were just outside the top three — in fourth and fifth respectively.

/> The teenager has a close relationship with team-mates Katie Summerhays, Izzy Atkin and James Woods, who she has been in a Covid bubble with for much of the pandemic, and she is open that she will be relying on them for support throughout the Games. Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more Love, comebacks and