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The episode discusses Team GB's first gold medal on snow at the Winter Olympics and reviews key performances by British athletes.

In our latest Winter Olympics Special, we discuss the first ever gold medal for Team GB on snow, after the win in the Team Snowboard Cross, plus we review Dave ‘The Rocket’ Ryding’s final slalom race. Host Iain Martin was joined by Olympian and former Team GB Skier X athlete Emily Sarsfield. SHOW NOTES Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won Gold in the Team Snowboard Cross (2:00) Medals = Funding (5:15) Listen to Iain’s interview with GB Snowsport CEO, Vicky Gosling (6:45) Listen to Iain’s interview with GB Snowsport Head Coach Pat Sharples (7:30) Billy Major and Dave Ryding finished 16th and 17th in the Men’s Slalom (8:15) Listen to Iain’s interview with Dave Ryding in Episode 199 (8:30) Kirsty Muir qualified in 4th place for the Women’s Ski Big Air (10:15) Mia Brookes failed to qualify for the Snowboard Slopestyle final (11:00) Feedback If you’ve enjoyed this episode I would love to know. You can leave a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – our handle is @theskipodcast – or drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com . You can also follow us on WhatsApp for exclusive material released ahead of the podcast. If you’re booking ski hire this winter, don’t forget that you…

People in this episode

Host: Iain Martin

Guest: Emily Sarsfield

Topics covered

• Winter Olympics
• Team GB
• Snowboarding
• Skiing
• Sports
• Athletes

Keywords

• Winter Olympics
• Team GB
• gold medal
• snowboard cross
• Iain Martin
• Emily Sarsfield
• Dave Ryding
• Kirsty Muir
• Mia Brookes

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Organizations: GB Snowsport, Team GB

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