'It’s not been the Olympics I hoped for' - Charlotte Bankes reflects after medal-less Games

Charlotte Bankes admits her time in Beijing hasn’t gone as planned despite an impressive display in the mixed team snowboard cross event. Putting the disappointment of her quarter-final exit in the women’s event behind her, Bankes teamed up with Huw Nightingale and helped GB win their quarter-final, despite having to climb from fourth position following her partner’s run.

Ad/> The duo were once again playing catch-up in the semis after Nightingale finished third, and as hard as Bankes fought, she was unable to overhaul Italy’s Caterina Carpano. The British pair were left with a place in the small final, where they came second to finish sixth overall in the competition.

/> Beijing 2022‘Wow, indeed!’ — Jacobellis & Baumgartner celebrate with abandon after winning gold3 HOURS AGO 'Bankes is out!' — Team GB star suffers heartbreak in 'big shock' 'She just couldn't hold on to it' — Morgan on Bankes failing to medal for GB Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more Speaking to Eurosport after their competition, Bankes said: “It’s not been the Olympics I hoped for, but I didn’t have much to regret from the individual, it just didn’t go my way and I’ve got to just learn from that and there’s a lot of positives to pull out of this.” The 2021 world champion was tipped as one of Team GB’s biggest medal hopes arriving in Beijing, and Bankes has thanked her team-mates for helping her deal with the pressure. “To be able to come out today and give it my best and having the team around me, Huw motivated me today to go and push hard and just give it my best.

It’s good to finish on a high note and I think we saw today it was fun racing, a lot of things happened and it wasn’t over until the end”, she said. After