Team GB Halfpipe qualifier Zoe Atkin - everything you need to know

It has been a disappointing Olympic Winter Games for Great Britain, but Zoe Atkin is among the athletes looking to make their mark at Beijing 2022.

The 19-year-old will be competing in the women's freeski halfpipe, with qualification starting tomorrow as she hopes to progress to the final.

There is plenty of reason to be excited about Atkin ahead of her first Olympic appearance.

While Zoe is competing in her first Olympic Winter Games, her sister Izzy Atkin has already enjoyed a taste of how it feels to make the podium at the Games.

At PyeongChang 2018, she came away with bronze in the freeski slopestyle, coming behind Swiss duo Sarah Hoefflin and Mathilde Gremaud.

She won't be taking part this time around after breaking her pelvis at the Dew Tour in Colorado in December.

The 23-year-old had already pulled out of the big air before it was concluded that she wasn't fit enough to compete in the slopestyle, leaving it to Zoe to carry the family's hopes in Beijing.

Both Zoe and Izzy Atkin chose to represent Great Britain while having the opportunity to compete for United States of America.

“I have never regretted my choice,” Izzy told KSL Sports. “We are in the lucky position to be able to choose, you know, which country to represent, or which team to be on. Yeah, I feel pretty lucky to be a part of Team GB.”

The pair were born in USA to an English father and Malaysian mother and have represented Great Britain from a young age.

“For me, it’s always been a really big dream just to go to the Olympics, so I’m really excited for that,” Zoe told KSL Sports. “Biggest goals would be, like, landing my new runs at X Games and the Olympics, and then I’ll be happy.”

The 19-year-old's goals for the Games may be modest, but she has