Makayla Gerken Schofield is relishing the opportunity to ski again after narrowly missing out on automatic qualification to the women's moguls finals at Milano Cortina 2026.
The 26-year-old finished 18th in qualification one in Livigno, with Matéo Jeannesson also back in action for the men's second qualification later this week after a mistake on his first jump saw him finish 28th.
The top 10 from qualifying one automatically go through to the final, with the other 20 athletes forced to go through Qualification 2 for a shot at the showpiece
A score of 66.38 means that Gerken Schofield will be back in action tomorrow, but there's no fear behind her sequined and sparkle-covered eyes.
"I'm super happy, I really enjoyed myself out there, and I was kind of focused on just having fun and trying not to focus too much on results because I know I can get wrapped in my head quite a lot," she said.
"[Qualification 2] is just part of it. I'm grateful to actually have it because we don't normally.
"It's quite nice to actually have a second chance, and when I come back out here I'm just going to enjoy myself and make the most of it."
Despite having to go again, Gerken Schofield sits in a strong position to qualify for the final.
Another 10 athletes will move on at the next stage, with the best of the two runs counting, therefore sitting in 18th with a 66 is in range for the Brit, even if she is insisting that there is more in the tank.
"I'm going to go through my run with my coach as I haven't seen him yet, but I know there's things to improve on," she added.
"I kind of stumbled a bit on the ski out, I think. But there's always things to improve on."
Jeannesson came out firing on Olympic debut in Livigno but will hope that qualification two will finally see his big plans succeed.
The 21-year-old put down a difficult jump on the top section of the course but was unable to quite make it stick, instead forced to ski out and recover before continuing his run.
It meant that he was heavily deducted on points, picking up just 44.62.
But with the knowledge that landing his jump could seal him a spot in the final, Jeannesson is enthusiastic to get back onto the slopes. As long as the sun is shining.
"I'm quite disappointed," he said. "I wanted to put a good run down on this first classification, but it is what it is.
"I kind of stumbled on my landing and I don't really know why, I'd have to watch the video again," he said.
"And then it was really hard to see much up there. That was quite tricky because in training this morning it was sunny and so when I rolled into the start gate I was kind of like 'whoa, I can't see much in here'.
"I'm going to try and clean up the mistake I made, that top air exit, and then hopefully the light is a bit better and I can really push it more on that second qualification."