In a bold but practical move Britain's number one Alpine racer Chemmy Alcott used downhill section the Ladies Super Combined as a training run in Sochi this morning.
Chemmy finished 16th in the race in a time of 1.44.83, qualifying for the Super Combined Slalom but posting as DNS for 'Did not start' in the overall results, preferring to concentrate on Wednesday's Downhill.
"I knew starting with bib number five that people would be watching me and I had to up my game. I'm really happy with the result," said Chemmy after the race,
"There were a couple of turns up there that really challenged my leg, so I just had to muscle through them and know where my strengths are, and charge it where I can."
Chemmy is still battling back from serious injuries over the past few years and wanted to maximise her experience of the Sochi downhill course, with the Downhill leg of the Super combined run on the same course as the Downhill will be.