0h! drama! favourites haven t always fared so well in this most unpredictable event, but great britain s charlotte bankes is leading the pack going into beijing. what are your hopes in beijing? be at my top game. i think that was the main goal i ve got, and it sjust being able to ride at the level i m riding at in training, and hopefully it all goes well and i can put that on a good race. i mean, it s boarder cross, so everything can happen and some things are out of our control. with each rider trying to find the best line down a course ofjumps. 0h! ..bumps.. oh, no, gone! ..and tight turns. 0h, they ve all gone! ..high speed crashes aren t unusual, making it nail biting viewing for her family. it s always a little bit scary to watch. i know, like, my parents can t eat or drink anything whilst they re watching. they re extremely tense. they ll be hiding behind the sofa at the same time. bankes knows the risks of snowboarding only too well, having fractured her pelvis in her very first
for a medal is team gb snowboarder charlotte bankes. she was on the verge of giving up the sportjust a few years ago after fracturing her pelvis. our sports news reporter, laura scott, has been to meet her. think bmx on snow, and you get pretty close to the adrenaline fuelled olympic sport of snowboard cross. this is a lap of honour. 0h! drama! favourites haven t always fared so well in this most unpredictable event, but great britain s charlotte bankes is leading the pack going into beijing. what are your hopes in beijing? be at my top game. i think that was the topical i ve got, and it sjust being able to ride at the level i m riding at, training, and hopefully it all goes well and i can put that on a good race. i think i think that was the main goal i ve got. i mean, it s boarder cross, so everything can happen and some things are out of our control. with each rider trying to find the best line down a course ofjumps.