Australian finishes second behind China gold medallist Xu Mengtao
Skier makes ‘heartbreaking’ call for loved ones not to join her in Livigno
Australian freestyle skier Danielle Scott told her family and friends last month to cancel their plans to watch her compete at the Olympics because she was feeling so low about her form.
That meant the aerials veteran’s loved ones, husband Clark aside, weren’t in Livigno to watch the four-time Olympian achieve a lifelong dream when she finally clinched a medal on Wednesday.
An emotional Scott described winning silver as the “best day of my life”, the reward coming after she’d previously been unable to translate her impressive World Cup and world championship form to the Olympics stage, with her best result being a ninth place.
