Freestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's Ski Slopestyle Final - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 17, 2018 - Bronze medallist Isabel Atkin of Britain celebrates. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Isabel Atkin was feted as the first British athlete to win a medal in a Winter Olympic skiing event when she clinched the bronze in a tense slopestyle final on Saturday.
Atkin produced a clean final run to score 84.60 and move into third place. She then faced a nervous wait as the final three athletes took their last runs but the Briton held on to secure her medal.
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