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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Mark Staniforth

Kirsty Muir lands double cork 1440 but left to face ‘tough’ fourth place

Kirsty Muir was disappointed to miss out on a medal in Livigno (David Davies/PA) - (PA Wire)

Kirsty Muir landed one of the toughest tricks in the book but it was not quite enough to seal Great Britain’s first medal of the Milan and Cortina Olympics in the women’s ski slopestyle final at Livigno Snow Park.

Muir summoned a double cork 1440 on her final run but scored 76.05, agonisingly short of the 76.46 of third-placed Canadian Megan Oldham. She had ranked sixth after her second of three runs, with each athlete’s single best score determining the final rankings.

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