Winter Olympics 2022 - Katie Ormerod 'riding well' after injury heartbreak in Pyeongchang, says Billy Morgan

Former snowboarding superstar Billy Morgan says Team GB medal hopeful Katie Ormerod is 'riding well' ahead of another shot at Olympic glory. Ormerod was tipped for medals ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics but was forced with withdraw from the games after breaking her heel in training.

Ad/> But Morgan, who won Bronze for Team GB at the big air event in 2018, believes Katie has the consistency to compete. Beijing 2022‘It was so scary’ — Snowboarder Ormerod reflects on incredible comeback from horrific injury09/10/2021 AT 08:44 Beijing 2022 LIVE! — Team GB fall to first curling mixed doubles defeat Covid concern for Norwegian biathlon star Boe «Anything can happen on the day, that’s what makes it so interesting,» he said.

«There’s a bit of extra pressure on Katie because she was looking so strong coming into her last Games and then she had that unfortunate heel explosion. »But it looks like she’s riding really well, a very consistent snowboarder.

She’s been riding quite well in the run up and hopefully we’ll see good things." /> The Games have already suffered a plague of uncertainty in the build-up due to a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases in China and, as expected, the virus has already been a disruptive force in the Olympic village with Norwegian Biathlon star Johannes Thingnes Boe a concern, while Japan's speed skating coach tested positive. And Morgan thinks the athletes have done tremendously well to cope with the extra difficulties caused by the virus as well as the immense pressure they are already under to perform their best, «There’s so much pressure that goes into the Olympics,» he added.