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Dave Ryding watches Winter Olympic medal hopes fade after mistake on opening run

Ryding made a storming start and had led at the first two splits but he was left clinging on after an error midway down the course

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: Dave Ryding falls short in slalom, latest Team GB news, day 12 results and medal table

Dave Ryding had promised a “do or die” approach in the men’s slalom but ultimately came up well short as he finished 13th.

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2022

Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened

Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: Dave Ryding backs US slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin to banish her Beijing demons

Ryding expects her class to shine through on the ‘Rock’ race piste this week after failing to finish her first two races at the Games

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Team GB’s Winter Olympics medal hopes for 2022

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding to share flag-bearing duties for Great Britain

Eve Murihead and Dave Ryding will share the flag-bearing duties for Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2022

Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding named as Great Britain flag bearers in Beijing

The duo will carry the country’s flag during Friday’s opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

GB flagbearer Dave Ryding would ‘cut medal in half’ to honour Alain Baxter

Alpine skier has said he might cut his medal in half and give it to his ‘hero’ Alain Baxter if he makes the podium in Beijing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022

How Scottish skier Alain Baxter is inspiring Dave Ryding's pursuit of Winter Olympic glory

Baxter, 48, held the distinction of being the only Brit to win an Olympic alpine skiing medal for approximately one month - before a failed drugs test forced him to return his podium place from the Salt Lake City Games

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2022

Dave Ryding vows to share any Winter Olympic medal with Brit stripped of his 20 years ago

Skier Dave Ryding - one of Team GB's flag bearers for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony - has vowed to share any medal he wins with Alain Baxter who was stripped of his medal after testing positive for a banned substance two decades ago

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022