The alpine skier Dave Ryding has suggested he might cut his medal in half and give it to his “hero” Alain Baxter, who was controversially stripped of bronze in 2002, if he makes the podium at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Ryding made the pledge as he was named as one of Team GB’s two flagbearers for Friday’s opening ceremony, alongside the curler Eve Muirhead. Both athletes will be competing in their fourth Games.
