Expectations met with Atkin's gold

WINTER OLYMPICS Zoe Atkin shrugged off the weight of expectation, set L'il Wayne streaming in her ear-buds, and secured a record-equalling fifth Winter Olympic medal for Great Britain in the women's ski halfpipe final at Livigno Snow Park.

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(Zoe Atkin)

Atkin said: "I can't even begin to describe the rollercoaster of emotions it is here at the Olympics.

"I was so stressed out today and so nervous, so I played it a little bit safe on my first run just to put one down, and I stepped it up a little bit on my third run. I've been working on my run for the past four years, even longer, and to be able to come back to the Olympics and be on the podium means so much to me. I've been thinking about it for so long."