Dave Ryding unable to repeat World Cup heroics but finishes 13th in slalom after ‘fantastic’ second run at Beijing 2022

Team GB’s Dave Ryding recorded a 13th-place finish in the slalom at Beijing 2022 after errors in the first run gave him too much to do in Run 2. Ryding, who made history when winning the World Cup event in Kitzbuhel last month, was 1.21 seconds behind leader Johannes Strolz going into the second run and was placed 16th overall.

Ad/> The 35-year-old had improved his slalom standing each time at the past three Olympics – from 27th in Vancouver, to 17th in Sochi, to ninth in Pyeongchang last time out. Beijing 2022'Magical!' — Noel wins slalom gold after 'sensational' second run, Ryding finishes 13thAN HOUR AGO However, on this occasion he was unable to beat his efforts from four years ago, posting a combined time of 1:45.57 after a second run of 50.44 saw him finish 13th in the standings.

In his first run, Ryding was in the green after the first two splits, but a costly error saw him slip 0.5 seconds behind before finishing more than a second off the pace. Ryding declared “anything is possible” and vowed to “fully attack” the second run, and the Briton was the 15th to go out in Run 2 as the top 30 went down in reverse order.

'Magical!' — Noel wins slalom gold after 'sensational' second run, Ryding finishes 13th ‘Anything is possible’ — Ryding, 16th, out to ‘attack’ second slalom run Ryding a second off the slalom pace after costly mistakes in first run That gave Ryding the chance to post a time worthy of topping the standings, even if temporarily, and he was able to do just that. “Look at Ryding go!” said Nick Fellows on Eurosport commentary, with former Olympian Finlay Mickel adding: “Lightning quick moves, these are the turns he loves.