Kirsty Muir might be excited about qualifying for an Olympic final, but it's the mention of trading pin badges that really causes her face to light up.
The 21-year-old from Aberdeen navigated a tricky 650m of giant rails and gravity defying jumps to cement her place in Monday's women's freestyle skiing slopestyle showpiece, with a best score of 64.98 placing her third overall.
Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland and Eileen Gu of China, who fell on her first run, put down scores of 79.15 and 75.30 respectively. But if last month's heroics at the X Games are anything to go by, where Muir produced a mammoth 93.66 to take gold, the Scot might just have a couple more tricks up her sleeve for the final.
"I think this morning I was quite good, I was focused, I was able to calm myself down a little bit but my heart was maybe racing a little bit more than usual," she said.
"After I put my first run down then I felt a bit of a relief and could just be a bit smoother in myself.
"It's about knowing that I can do it when I'm feeling a little bit nervous, when I'm feeling a little bit of pressure, knowing that I can trust myself and put it down.
"I'm just going to give it everything [in the final]. I'm not going to hold back and I think that if I do that and I put a run down that I'd like to do then I'll be just super proud of myself."
While Muir is relaxed and gives straight-forward answers in relation to her performance, the enthusiasm when it comes to the Olympic niche that is pin trading is on another level.
It has become a phenomenon between athletes and staff alike and Muir is on a mission to procure the best pin badge collection she possibly can, even documenting her journey with daily updates on her TikTok.
"I've got a little bit of an animal collection going," she said. "I've got a kiwi, a moose and a llama from different countries and I'm really liking them. I've got the clogs from the Netherlands; they're like the popular ones. I mean, last night at the Opening Ceremony was the best thing for pin trading, everyone was going at it.
"I didn't update my peeps last night, but I've got some good ones to add to my haul tonight.
"I think it's such a cool different aspect of the Olympics and I love how sociable it can be.
"When would I ever have the courage to go up to another country and just randomly start talking to them? So at least it's nice to have a purpose to go and speak to more people."
Chris McCormick finished 26th in the men's slopestyle qualification on his Olympic debut meaning he will not progress to the final. He will, however, be back in action in the men's big air qualification.
"I'm disappointed for sure. It was not what I was hoping for, but I've had a pretty tough week with a very painful ankle. I guess to even make it to the start of the game is a small victory," he reflected.
"I'm super happy to be here especially when I think about where I've come from the dry slope. That's a big achievement for me and I've had a lot of fun despite all the pain I've been skiing through."
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