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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Flo Clifford

Sibling rivalry fuels Zoe Atkin’s bid for Winter Olympics gold eight years after sister’s bronze

Zoe Atkin beamed as she set the top score in half-pipe qualifying - (Getty Images)

Four years on from a frustrating debut Winter Olympics, and nearly two weeks from the start of Milano-Cortina, Britain’s Zoe Atkin arrives in Livigno as the hot favourite.

The 23-year-old was the top qualifier in the freeski halfpipe, with longtime rival and defending champion Eileen Gu of China down in fifth.

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