GB's Atkin qualifies top for halfpipe final
British freestyle skier Zoe Atkin qualified top for Saturday's halfpipe final as she looks to add the Winter Olympic title to her World Championship crown. The 23-year-old, also a two-time X Games champion, put down a best score of 91.50 on her first run. Atkin is the younger sister of Izzy Atkin, who won Great Britain's first Olympic medal on skis with her slopestyle bronze in 2018. China's defending champion Eileen Gu - expected to be the main rival for the gold - qualified in fifth with a score of 86.50, having crashed on her first run. "It feels so good," Atkin told BBC Sport. &q…
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