Dave Ryding's message to Team GB fans: "Keep calm and watch slalom"
After his historic World Cup win last month, the 35-year-old British skier says he will be "extra-motivated" to make the podium if Team GB hasn't won a medal in Beijing before that point.
After the first 10 days of competition, Team GB is still without a medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
The 35-year-old said, "If it still happens that there are no medals when Wednesday comes I will be extra-motivated."
The ‘Rocket’, who claimed Britain's first ever World Cup win at Kitzbuehel last month, is not afraid of the pressure and invites his compatriots to hang in there and see the positives.
"Obviously we probably would have liked to medal already but these things are not just given out – there are a lot of open sports where anything can happen," said Ryding, who expects good results this week from British athletes in curling and bobsleigh.
"It is easy to watch and delve on the negatives but it isn’t all doom and gloom. I have seen much worse situations. As Brits we stick together and we are a hardy nation.
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