Winter Olympics: GB's Dave Ryding eyes medal at Beijing 2022 after finishing ninth

Sweden's Myhrer wins dramatic slalom final

XXIII Olympic Winter Games

Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February

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Great Britain's Dave Ryding wants to challenge for a medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics after finishing ninth in the men's slalom in Pyeongchang.

Ryding, 31, said he would take inspiration from Sweden's surprise gold medallist.

"Andre Myhrer has just won and he's 35," Ryding told BBC Sport. "Mario Matt won in Sochi at the age of 35 and I'll be 35 in four years' time.

"I came to skiing quite late and I'm really motivated to keep progressing."

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Dave Ryding finished 17th in the slalom at the 2014 Sochi Games

Ryding was 13th after his first run but moved up to ninth on his second - 1.17 seconds slower than Myhrer - while fellow Briton Laurie Taylor finished 26th.

"I've finished ninth at an Olympics and I'll accept that," Ryding added.

"I could have done more but others will feel the same way."

BBC Sport skiing expert Graham Bell said Ryding's progression was incredible.

"If you look at the way he has come through since the 2010 Olympics, it's just been constant improvement all the way for eight years," he said.

"You could argue that one of the things he lacks is that final risk-taking, but if he takes some risks he can be really quick."

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  • Team GB's bobsleighers recorded the fastest and second fastest push start times on the latest day of training. Brad Hall and his crew were quickest before finishing 15th fastest overall, while Lamin Deen's team were ninth overall. There will be two further training runs on Friday before the competition starts on Saturday.

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