British skiier breaks down after making crucial mistakes
‘I’m obviously a bit sad – it’s a tough place to be, fourth’
Long after the finale of this compelling women’s freeski slopestyle competition, Kirsty Muir was still struggling to process the cruellest loss of her young career.
“I’ll be proud of myself in a minute,” the 21-year-old Team GB star told one reporter, through the sobs and the pain. “But I’m in a bit of a hole right now.”
“I got to see the family, they were hugging me a bit too tightly that I was getting a bit claustrophobic,” she told another, as the tear ducts opened again. “It was lovely to see them and know they are so proud of me, no matter what.”
