Winter Olympics: Team GB's Kirsty Muir vows to bounce back after women's freeski slopestyle medal heartbreak - ‘In a bit of a hole’
Updated 09/02/2026 at 14:56 GMT
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Kirsty Muir admitted she was “proud” of herself after coming up agonisingly short of a medal in the women’s freeski slopestyle final. The Team GB star was fancied to secure a spot on the podium but was unable to put together a clean run and had to settle for fourth. The 21-year-old was emotional in the aftermath but still has a medal chance in the freeski big air competition.
Muir 'in a bit of a hole right now' after coming so close to Olympic medal
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Team GB’s Kirsty Muir admitted she was "in a bit of a hole" after she narrowly missed out on a medal in the women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 21-year-old, who took gold in the Winter X Games in Aspen, was among the favourites and was the first realistic hope of a medal for Great Britain at the Games.
However, Muir struggled to put together a clean run and, despite landing the biggest trick of the final, she had to settle for fourth.
"It’s just tough," an emotional Muir told TNT Sports. "I’m proud of myself on that last run, putting it all out there. From the get-go I just tried my hardest on that second jump with the mute grab and I thought I’d give it a go, but it wasn’t working for me, so I changed to the safety on that last run.
"I was so happy to put one down. This one’s really tough, but it just is what it is."
She added: "I’m just in a bit of a hole right now. I’ll get out of there and still got big air."
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On all three of her runs, it was the penultimate jump that proved her undoing. In her opener she hit the snow and missed the final ramp, before she also failed to stick the landing the second time around.
She put it all on the line on her last run and executed a huge final jump, but it wasn’t enough to push her into the medals after coming down on her backside on her double cork 1080.
Her score of 76.05 left her agonisingly shy of the total of Canada’s Megan Oldham (76.46), who took bronze.
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The gold went to defending Olympic champion Mathilde Gremaud. The Swiss star trailed Eileen Gu after the first runs but moved ahead with a near-flawless second run, which proved enough to take the victory.
As for Muir, her Winter Olympics is far from over. While she may have come up short of a slopestyle medal, she will fancy her chances to make amends in the women’s freeski big air competition.
Qualifying takes place on February 14, with the final two days later on February 16.
In the meantime, there are plenty of chances for Great Britain to move up the medal table.
Teenage sensation Mia Brookes is one of the favourites in the women’s snowboard big air final, while mixed doubles curling duo Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds are into the semi-finals to face Sweden after topping the table in the round-robin phase.
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