Winter Olympics: British teenager Kirsty Muir finishes fifth in ski big air
Team GB teenager Kirsty Muir finished fifth in a pulsating ski big air final as the event made its Winter Olympics debut in Beijing.
Home favourite Eileen Gu claimed the gold with 188.25 after a massive 94.50 on her final jump, which pushed France's Tess Ledeux into silver with 187.50. Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud claimed bronze."It feels amazing [to be a part of it]. I couldn't have hoped to have skied better today and I'm so proud of all the girls.
She found herself in the bronze medal position after two runs and decided she needed to pull out a trick - a 1620 - she had not previously attempted before if she was going to challenge for gold. Shougang Park held its breath and then exploded into wild cheers when she landed it.
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