305: Winter Olympics Special #10 | Bronze for Zoe Atkin

305: Winter Olympics Special #10 | Bronze for Zoe Atkin

In our 10th and final Winter Olympics Special, Emily and Iain celebrate a bronze medal for Zoe Atkin in the Ski Halfpipe, discuss a photo-finish in the Men’s Skier Cross and look at the potential legacy from the Games for British snowsports.

We also pick our highlights from the Games, with contributions from Rachael Oakes-Ash, Betony Garner and Zak, Luca and Freddy Carrick Smith.

SHOW NOTES

Zoe Atkin won Bronze in the Women’s Ski Half Pipe (1:00)
This is GB Snowsports best ever return in a Winter Olympics (3:00)
Men's Ski Cross (4:15)
The photo finish for silver (7:30)
Team GB is one only three countries that don't pay for gold medals (9:30)
Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood on the legacy for GB snowsports (10:45)
The closing ceremony (13:45)
Olympic tattoos (15:00)
The highlights of the Games…
Rachael Oakes-Ash reported from Livigno for Snowsbest.com in Australia (17:00)
Betony Garner was working for Team GB (21:00)
Zak, Luca and Freddy Carrick-Smith (25:00)

Finally, many of the athletes will be going home now as Olympians and will have memories that will last forever. There’s something lese that will last forever – an Olympic rings Tattoo? I think I’m right in saying that you’ve got one Emily – now tell us, is this something they offer in the Olympic village?

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