"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,"
"Everyone knows that fourth place is the worst place to finish at an Olympics. But, for Muir, this result stung like pouring a gallon of antiseptic on an open sore. Coming into this final, the 21-year-old knew she was a strong favourite for a medal. She had won this event at the X Games two weeks with a score of 93.66, before qualifying third here. But, on this day, it just wasn't to be."
"Slopestyle involves three runs, involving skiing on rails before attempting three big tricks, with the highest scoring counting. And having fallen on her first run, and made a minor mistake on her second, Muir approached her final attempt knowing she needed to beat the 76.46 by Megan Oldham to make the podium. The rails went well. The first trick was nailed."
Kirsty Muir, a 21-year-old Team GB competitor, finished fourth in the women's freeski slopestyle final at the Olympics, narrowly missing bronze by 0.41 points. Mathilde Gremaud defended her Olympic title with 86.96 points, while Eileen Gu took silver with 86.48. Muir entered the final as a strong favorite after a recent X Games win and qualifying third. She fell on her first run and made a minor mistake on her second, leaving her final attempt to chase Megan Oldham's 76.46. A wobble on the second trick and a final score of 76.05 left Muir agonizingly outside the podium, visibly emotional.
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