Ollie Davies slept badly the night after making his first Ski Cross World Championship final.
The 23-year-old, crowned world junior champion in 2019, became the first ever British athlete to reach the Big Final at the global gathering last month.
Finishing fourth of four among the world's elite would be enough for some - but not Davies, who says he fears none of his rivals heading into an Olympic year.
"I'll be honest, I had a sleepless night the day after thinking about what I could have done in that race," said the Surrey-born star.
"If you'd have asked me a few years ago I'd have taken fourth and I'm happy with it now. But it hurts to come so close, especially at Worlds where nothing else counts but a medal.
"I've made technical jumps, but the skiing has always been there. The improvement has been gradual steps in my experience and nailing the race strategy.
"There are big guns in the field, but it doesn't faze me. They've got to worry about me."
The Davies family moved to France aged eight and Ollie started out as an alpine skier, selected for the British squad aged 14.
He came through alongside Laurie Taylor and Billy Major - who have blossomed and won Europa Cup medals this season - but fell out of love with the downhill discipline.
"Ski cross is more fitted to my style of skiing and my personality," said Davies.
"I was always the one messing around on the slopes, taking on the jumps, ragging around and being a loon.
"From a young age, I got a certain touch that didn't translate into the technical side of skiing slalom. That's why I came into cross and it clicked instantly."
Taylor, Major and Davies's performances - as well as his fellow cross athlete Charlotte Bankes's World Championship gold - have marked another historic season for Britain on snow.
"We know it as athletes, but the results are coming now that show we're making moves in the winter world," he said.
"There's a WhatsApp group with all the coaches and athletes in that's pinging non-stop with the results we're getting around the world. It's cool to see."
Emily Sarsfield is the only athlete to have ever represented Team GB in ski cross since it was introduced to the programme in 2010, finishing 16th at PyeongChang 2018.
If qualified and selected, Davies wants to soak up every ounce of the Olympic experience.
"If I make the Games, life's going to change in a good way," said Davies. "It's more about the way other people respond to you, with the increased interest and exposure.
"I've got big things I want to do. I want an Olympic medal, I want to go back and have revenge at the World Championships in two years' time.
"The list is endless. But I want to give back to my sport and help people and the Olympics is a great way to start doing that."
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