Winter Olympics 2022 - 'That's a long hike!' - Wen-Yi Lee shows incredible spirit to finish slalom after missing gate

Updated 10/02/2022 at 09:15 GMT

“That’s got the lungs working!” - Wen-Yi Lee shows remarkable spirit to hike back up the slalom course to register a time after missing a gate, and ultimately rescuing her place in the second run. Unsurprisingly, her time landed her a place at the bottom of the pile, but unlike the 30 riders’ who failed to finish, she marches on.

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Incredible footage shows Taiwan's Wen-Yi Lee hiking back up the slalom course to record a time and confirm her place in the second run after skiing off-track.

Lee, 19, displayed typical Olympic spirit to complete the course and earn herself a shot at a medal despite finishing 44 seconds off the pace.

“That’s tough,” Eurosport commentator Emma Carrick-Anderson said in anticipation.

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“That's a long hike, it's a long enough slalom anyway but add another 15 seconds of hiking and that becomes a full on obstacle course.

That’s got the lungs working, the leg’s burning!

“I really hope now she can make it to the finish because that's a big distraction.”

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Lee was greeted with plenty of cheers at the finish line, as she confirmed her place in the second run, whilst 30 others - including four-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin - missed out after failing to finish the course.

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