Australia's Torah Bright targets triple triumph

Australia's Torah Bright has insisted that she can win medals in three different snowboarding events at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The 27-year-old will compete in the half-pipe, slopestyle and snowboardcross in Sochi this month.

"It's an Olympic journey done my way," the Star Tribune quotes her as saying. "It's been a year of self-exploration.

"I had to challenge myself more than I ever have on my snowboard, mentally and physically switching between three disciplines. I was having people tell me, 'Why bother? Just go back and defend your gold medal.'

"Snowboarding to me isn't about the accolades. It isn't about competing. I do it because I love to snowboard, not because I love to compete."

Bright, who is the defending Olympic half-pipe champion, qualified for Sunday's women's slopestyle final on Thursday.