Slalom star Charlie Guest insists there's more to come ahead of Winter Olympic Games

PERTH slalom star Charlie Guest is back from the brink in time for a second shot at the Winter Olympics — insisting there's 'more to come' than her recent lifetime best. The 28-year-old nearly hung up her skis after a difficult Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018, derailed by back injury, spending more than a year away from top-level racing. Ad/> Having been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2020, Guest is back and better than ever, bagging a lifetime best 13th at the Schladming World Cup slalom this month.

KronplatzHector beats Vlhova for third giant slalom World Cup win of the seasonAN HOUR AGO And the Scot said: «The biggest thing for me is how different the preparation has been going into this Games. »I came into 2018 incredibly injured and in a really bad place, mentally and everything, although I still loved my Olympic experience. «At the end of that year I decided I was leaving the sport and going to university and now I'm picking up some historic results and staying in skiing.

»It's been about consistency and having the support and the team around me. That's allowed me to stay healthy, number one, and then on top of that, build confidence. «Now I'm at a point where I stand in the start gate and I know that my skin is fast, I know that the turns I can do are good enough.

»And I know that on any given day, I can put down a top 15 or top ten performance." Guest has raced three times on the World Cup circuit in 2022 and made the top 20 on each occasion, having only done so once before in her career. Her first Games saw her form part of the British mixed parallel team that finished fifth in South Korea and she came 33rd in the individual slalom. Staying fit has been the only priority for Guest in recent years and