James 'Woodsy' Woods who learnt his freestyle skills on the dry slope in Sheffield and rose to be the current Crystal Globe holder in World Cup Skiing Slopestyle finished fifth in the Olympics finals today in Sochi.
Woods finished third in qualifying earlier this morning and after his first final run, 10th of the 12 remaining, he was in silver medal position, but the two skiers after him pushed him down to fourth at the end of the first run.
"I'm a bit sore. I'm trying to make the most of the situation. I was just looking to make that final," said Woods after qualifying, referring to a hip injury he picked up last week during training.
"I was delighted with my first run, I do this week in, week out and I know what I'm doing. I'm happy and fortunate that I put that first run down relatively painlessly."
After he finished fifth in the Olympic ski slopestyle final, Woods added,
"It's always a little disappointing when you can't perform at your best, but I'm very proud to be here in such an immense final. Any other occasion I wouldn't be near my skis so I cannot be unhappy with this - it's the world stage. Fifth in the Olympics, with four of my best mates in front of me, it is great. I think as a whole we'll put on an incredible show and I honestly couldn't be more happy for Joss Christensen. I'm a bit sore but ultimately very, very happy and proud to have been representing Great Britain in such an incredible event."