'Me, myself and I': Britain's Ryding hones in on Olympic slalomBORMIO, Italy, Feb 15, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - "Old fox" Dave Ryding's career in elite alpine ski racing will culminate in Monday's slalom in his fifth Olympics. "I had the right qualities built into me by my parents, and I was pretty good on the dry slope and the one thing that no one was thinking about was how much experience I had on dry slope in a race situation." - Work ethic -Ryding credits his parents, gas fitter Carl and hairdresser Shirley, with instilling in him a proper work ethic. "It shows that you can do these things even coming from a dry slope background," he said. "This year I'm really trying to better what I've done before, which was ninth in Pyeongchang.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 15, 2026 02:49 UTC