Teenager Kirsty Muir certified for the Winter Olympics ski big air final – however fellow Team GB athlete Katie Summerhayes narrowly missed out.
Muir, 17, was seventh with a rating of 157.50 in Beijing whereas Summerhayes agonisingly completed thirteenth on 136.50, with the highest 12 advancing to Tuesday’s final.
“I used to be actually comfortable to land my first soar, as I had crashed throughout follow a bit.” Muir mentioned after scoring 89.25, which was the second highest particular person rating in qualifying.
The Scot mentioned it was a dream come true to compete at an Olympics and he or she was “actually excited” for the final as ski big air makes its Games debut at a former industrial property in Shougang.
Muir received silver in big air on the 2018 Winter Youth Olympics however has had extra success on the senior World Cup tour in slopestyle, which she can even contest in Beijing.
Canada’s Megan Oldham, 20, topped qualifying and there was reduction for residence favorite Eileen Gu after the 18-year-old got here by in fifth place with stable scores on jumps one and three.
The males’s qualifying begins at 05:30 GMT with Britain’s James Woods in motion.
