Emma Lonsdale: 'I want to make Britain proud'

Great Britain skier Emma Lonsdale has revealed that she wants to make Britain "proud" when she begins her campaign in the half-pipe at the Winter Olympics.

The 29-year-old will get her Olympics campaign underway later today in the qualifying round of her event, and Lonsdale is hopeful that she can continue her good form from her practice sessions.

"I'm going to do my very best and, while I will have huge butterflies when the time comes, I'm not too worried," she told the Westmoreland Gazette.

"I just want to ski my best and make Britain proud. I've been working on my run in training – it's been going really well and I'm happy with how I'm skiing."

Lonsdale will be Team GB's only representative in the half-pipe, after Rowan Cheshire was forced to withdraw with a concussion.