Among the British athletes aiming for medal glory is a snowboarder who had to learn to walk again after a horrific injury and a duo hoping to emulate the success of Torvill and Dean.
Britain's winter sport stars are aiming for Olympic glory in Beijing as the Games officially get under way today.
Describing the conditions as she worked 12-and-a-half hour shifts in full PPE, she said:"You are tired, you are hot, you are thirsty, but you get through it… no matter how hard you find it there is always someone worse off and you power through." Ormerod, from Brighouse in Yorkshire, came back with a bang as she became the first Briton to win a slopestyle World Cup title in 2020 and is aiming for gold in Beijing.Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear are Team GB's ice dance duo
Gibson, meanwhile, had a different path growing up in Prestwick, on the outskirts of Glasgow, where his main passion as a youngster was football. "On one hand we're very well funded and professional, but on the other we can't quite shake this perception of being slightly off-the-wall and a bit nuts, and I quite like that."Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds competing in Bejiing
The 17-year-old from Aberdeen is the youngest member of the 50-strong GB team for the Beijing Games but is already used to success in major competitions.
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