Britain's Zoe Atkin rounded off the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics with a superb bronze medal in the women's freeski halfpipe, securing Team GB's fifth podium of the Games and reinforcing the Atkin family's remarkable Olympic pedigree.
The 21‑year‑old came out firing, producing a composed and stylish opening run that briefly put her in the lead. Her height, flow and precision set an early benchmark and underlined her intent to challenge for the top step. But as the final progressed, China's Eileen Gu surged ahead with a commanding second run, while her teammate followed with another high‑scoring display to complete a Chinese one‑two and push Atkin into third.
Even so, Atkin's skiing bronze stands as a landmark moment for British snowsport. It also extends a family tradition: her sister, Izzy Atkin, made history at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea when she became Britain's first Olympic skiing medallist to retain her medal, also taking bronze, but in slopestyle.
Great Britain's Winter Olympic medal haul matches the five previously achieved at both Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, however with three golds, including a first even in snowsports in the Team Snowboard Cross, 2026 is the best ever in terms of medals won.