Snowboarder Mcleish 24th in Parallel Giant Slalom
Team GB snowboarder Adam Mcleish finished 24th in the parallel giant slalom in testing weather conditions on Cypress Mountain this morning. Mcleish produced two clean and consistent qualification runs, recording times of 40.30 seconds and 40.79 seconds, but just missed out on the top 16 finish required to progress to the 1/8 finals. Mcleish became the 52nd and final athlete to compete for Team GB at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Adam Mcleish said:
“Racing in those weather conditions wasn’t easy. Visibility was pretty limited with the rain and fog, but the snow was pretty decent so the organisers did a good job preparing the hill. It was challenging today but I enjoyed it. I’m pleased I had two clean runs as it’s pretty hit or miss in our sport. I think it’s cool that so many people came out to support in this terrible weather. It’s been fun.”
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