Team GB star Dave Ryding gave an emotional interview after competing at the Winter Olympics in what he hints could his final competitive race. The 39-year-old placed 17th in the men’s slalom and suggested that a retirement from the sport could be on the horizon.
After his final ski, Ryding gave an emotional interview with TNT Sports, where he suggested that he could soon be calling time on his skiing career. « We’ll see, we’ll see. To be honest, I feel like it’s time, » Ryding said, while struggling to hold back the tears.
« A bit emotional. I’m not sad. I gave it my all, I always said I’d ski until my legs came off, and I think they came off! »
He continued: « I will never look back and think ‘What if?’ I will never look back and think, ‘Did I retire too early?’ I gave it my all right until the end, and it was a hell of a ride.”
« I had such big highs that I’ll never forget, » Ryding added. « I met so many cool people – I met my wife skiing. It’s been a hell of a journey – I’ve loved it. It’s so hard, but the good days are really worth it. »
TNT posted a clip of the interview on their Instagram page, which received more than 27,500 likes and plenty of comments. One such comment was from Matt Weston, a fellow Team GB athlete who won a gold medal in the men’s skeleton earlier this month, and followed that with another gold in the mixed skeleton alongside Tabitha Stoecker.
Weston left a two-word comment to Ryding, which simply read: “Absolute legend”. With Ryding in 17th place, Loic Meillard won gold for Switzerland with a time of 1:53.61, while Fabio Gstrein (1:53.96) clinched silver for Austria and Henrik Kristoffersen (1:54.74) won bronze.
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