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Ryding off into sunset with pride
Scottish Daily Express
|February 17, 2026
IT WAS one last ride for The Rocket but there were no tears for ‘one in a million’ Dave Ryding.
The 39-year-old, competing at his fifth Olympics, finished 17th in the men's slalom, but his status as Great Britain's most successful alpine skier is secure.
His best return from those appearances was ninth place in PyeongChang eight years ago, but after 17 seasons on the World Cup circuit there is so much to be proud about.
With an unprecedented seven podiums at the top level, including a famous win on the storied Kitzbuhel piste four years ago, Ryding, who learnt to ski on a dry slope in Pendle, has done it the hard way.
This story is from the February 17, 2026 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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