The halfpipe is a dangerous and menacing adrenaline-fuelled structure, but for Zoe Atkin, it's her playground.
The 23-year-old delivered on the world's biggest stage to close out Milano Cortina 2026 with a brilliant bronze medal.
After a snow delay on Saturday night, the freeskier came out to play under the sunshine and slammed the door shut on her second Olympics with a maiden medal.
Gold went the way of China’s Eileen Gu, who having been restricted to two silvers at this Games so far, put down a statement that was heard echoing throughout the Italian Alps.
With a final run of 92.50, Atkin clinched Team GB's fifth medal in Milano Cortina, equalling their Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018 records for the most medals won. And with three golds in that tally, arguably also Britain’s best return of all time.
"I'm so stoked," she said. "I can't even begin to describe the rollercoaster of emotions it is here at the Olympics.
"I was so stressed out today and so nervous so I kind of played a little bit safer on my first run just to put one down.
"And then set it up on that third run there.
"I've been working on my run for the past four years, even longer and to be able to come back to the Olympics and be on the podium means so much to me. I've been thinking about this for so long."
China's Gu showed her class to throw down a monster run of 94.75 and take the crown, with a couple of alley-oop flat fives making the difference, and donned the world’s biggest gold ribbon in her hair to celebrate.
Stanford University classmates, Atkin and Gu have each others' numbers, but make no mistake, they're not friends.
It is in the halfpipe that they do their talking and this time, Gu came out with the last word.
"She's a really great competitor," said Atkin.
"But I think we have an amazing group of skiers as well, the level is truly like unmatched and I think that makes it really exciting to watch for the next coming years as well."
Atkin was overall incredibly happy with her own performance in Livigno, all the while teasing that there is still more in the bank.
And having now equalled her older sister Izzy’s own Olympic slopestyle bronze from PyeongChang, it seems that Olympic silverware runs deep in this family.
"I definitely had more in the tank," she said. "But I kind of just wanted to put one down, so I have more that hopefully you'll see going forward.
"I definitely think Izzy and I should weigh our medals and see which one is heavier."
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