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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Flo Clifford

Kirsty Muir denied Olympic medal for second time in a week after crashing in Big Air final

Kirsty Muir finished fourth in the Big Air final to add to her fourth in slopestyle - (Getty Images)

Kirsty Muir endured double heartbreak at the Winter Olympics after finishing fourth in the freestyle skiing Big Air final, a week after picking up the same agonising result in the slopestyle event.

The Scot produced a brilliant second run on Monday, scoring 93.00 for a double cork 1620, but was pushed back down to fourth in a high-quality final as multiple skiers landed 1620s - four and a half full rotations.

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