Sixteen-year-old Indra Brown has lit up Livigno Snow Park on debut, storming into the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Final with two clean, confident runs that earned her fourth place in qualifying
Article courtesy olympics.com.au / Images Copyright Chris Hocking
Brown’s second run score also edged out defending Olympic Champion – and friend – Eileen Gu, who qualified in fifth with 86.50 from run two, after a fall in her first run.
Heading into her first Olympic final, Brown said she just wants to “go out there and try and enjoy myself.”
“You know, not put any pressure or any thoughts of a certain result. I want to just go out there, ski my first Olympic finals at my first Olympics and enjoy it, because, you know, it's something that doesn't come very often.”
While she wouldn’t reveal if she was holding any new tricks up her sleeve for the final, Brown said she’s excited to put on a show for her family in Livigno – including her parents, three siblings and grandma - and her friends and schoolmates cheering her on from back home.
“I'm so grateful for [my family] and really excited that they were able to see me ski today.
“My friends have been messaging me all week, they're just super supportive and pumped for me, so it just makes it even better when I go back home and they're all excited to see me.”
The Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Final will be the final event at Livigno Snow Park, to be held under lights on Saturday 21 February, from 7.30pm CET time (5.30am AEDT Sunday 22 February).
Article courtesy olympics.com.au / Images Copyright Chris Hocking
Brown’s second run score also edged out defending Olympic Champion – and friend – Eileen Gu, who qualified in fifth with 86.50 from run two, after a fall in her first run.
Heading into her first Olympic final, Brown said she just wants to “go out there and try and enjoy myself.”
“You know, not put any pressure or any thoughts of a certain result. I want to just go out there, ski my first Olympic finals at my first Olympics and enjoy it, because, you know, it's something that doesn't come very often.”
While she wouldn’t reveal if she was holding any new tricks up her sleeve for the final, Brown said she’s excited to put on a show for her family in Livigno – including her parents, three siblings and grandma - and her friends and schoolmates cheering her on from back home.
“I'm so grateful for [my family] and really excited that they were able to see me ski today.
“My friends have been messaging me all week, they're just super supportive and pumped for me, so it just makes it even better when I go back home and they're all excited to see me.”
The Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Final will be the final event at Livigno Snow Park, to be held under lights on Saturday 21 February, from 7.30pm CET time (5.30am AEDT Sunday 22 February).
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