"Just days before the Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, the young Team GB members who think nothing of flying 30ft in the air while spinning like gyroscopes have once again proved they have the X Factor. Last Friday, Mia Brookes, 19, soared to X Games gold in the snowboard slopestyle in Aspen. Zoe Atkin, 23, followed suit in the freeski superpipe nd before the weekend was through Kirsty Muir, 21, added a third gold in the freeski slopestyle, along with a big air silver."
"All told it was a hugely successful time for GB Snowsport, with Charlotte Bankes winning her first World Cup snowboard cross event since breaking her collarbone in April in China the previous week. Little wonder, then, that Atkin is bullish about the British skiers' and snowboarders' chances in Italy. We have a really strong team, she says. We have so many amazing snowsport athletes, like Mia, Kirsty and Charlotte, and we're finding our stride at the perfect time."
"Having been in austere environments with my military background, I can tell you it felt hostile and austere when we arrived there. Everybody was in hazmat suits, wheeling us off the plane. You were tested for"
Young Team GB skiers and snowboarders secured high-profile victories immediately before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, including Mia Brookes' X Games slopestyle gold, Zoe Atkin's freeski superpipe win and Kirsty Muir's freeski slopestyle gold plus a big air silver. Charlotte Bankes claimed a World Cup snowboard cross win after recovering from a broken collarbone. UK Sport projects Team GB could win up to eight medals, above previous Winter Games totals. GB Snowsport experienced a funding cut from £9.53m to £7.27m after Beijing, with COVID-19 and Brexit cited as factors that reduced on-snow preparation time. Beijing conditions during lockdown were described as hostile and austere.
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