Winter Olympics 2022: 'Shown anything is possible' - Emma Carrick-Anderson salutes inspirational Dave Ryding

Dave Ryding has inspired the next generation of British skiers with his meteoric rise in slalom, according to Eurosport expert Emma Carrick-Anderson. Ryding, 35, followed up his historic win in Kitzbuhel with a commendable 13th in the men’s slalom at Beijing 2022 on Wednesday. The Rocket became the first British skier to triumph on the World Cup Alpine skiing circuit in January.

Ad/> Although it was not the result Team GB fans craved, particularly due to their inauspicious Games so far, the disappointment showed how far Ryding has come since training on dry ski slopes. /> Beijing 2022‘Anything is possible!’ – Carrick-Anderson heaps praise on GB's ‘amazing’ Ryding19 MINUTES AGO Carrick-Anderson said he had inspired her children and fuelled belief amongst youngsters across the UK. “They literally love every time he goes out that start gate,” Carrick-Anderson said of her kids.

“I think what he’s been able to show is that anything is possible. I don’t think my boys want to wait until they’re 35, and I don’t either, but I think it’s so amazing to see that we can do it from a small nation. “We don’t have all the back-up of the French, the Italians and the Swiss, we don’t have the mountains on our doorstep.

We always have to go abroad to train and what Dave has done has just made it possible. “I think there are so many kids now in the UK that have got that little thing in the back of their mind – ‘I can do this’.” 'I wasn't on my A-game — it's a shame' — GB's Ryding frustrated with Beijing performance ‘Exceptional work’ – Noel becomes first Frenchman to win slalom gold since 2002 A costly first run saw Ryding slip out of contention but he fought back on the second to climb from 16th to 13th. “I love the fact that Dave is such a