Sheffield’s Summerhayes misses out on medal

KATIE Summerhayes finished seventh in the Winter Olympics ski slopestyle final as Canada’s Dara Howell secured gold in Sochi.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Feb 2014, 11:36 BST
Katie Summerhayes in the Ladies Ski Slopestyle Qualification run 2 at the Rosa Khutor Extreme ParkKatie Summerhayes in the Ladies Ski Slopestyle Qualification run 2 at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park
Katie Summerhayes in the Ladies Ski Slopestyle Qualification run 2 at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park

The Sheffield teenager had been touted for a podium spot but she could not follow in the footsteps of Jenny Jones, who secured Britain’s first ever medal on snow on Sunday.

After strolling into Tuesday’s final, qualifying third, Summerhayes fell after her first run in the showpiece event and struggled with her jumps at the second attempt.

“I’m gutted, I really am gutted,” she said.

Howell stormed to the title with a score of 94.20, while Devin Logan took silver and Kim Lamarre earned bronze.

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