Team GB seal greatest Winter Olympics medal haul in history with Atkin bronze
Good things come to those who wait, at least that is what Zoe Atkin will be hoping as she goes for gold in the women’s freestyle halfpipe competition in Livigno. The Briton qualified in first place for the final thast was originally scheduled for Saturday evening. A snow storm prevented the final from taking place, so it has been rescheduled for Sunday. Yes, snow stopped play at a Winter Olympics… Atkin nailed a first run score of 91.5 that was enough to top the standings, while China’s defending champion Eileen Gu made it through in fifth place. It was a major statement of intent by 23-year-old Atkin, whose older sister Izzy won Britain’s first ever medal on skis when she took bronze in the women’s ski slopestyle in Pyeongchang in 2018. Atkin won the world title in Engadin, Switzerland, last year, and came to the Games fresh from a gold medal in the superpipe competition at last month’s X Games in Aspen, Colorado. She admitted the prospect of eclipsing her sister’s medal colour was a …
