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The semi-final was just as dramatic with French snowboarder Julia Pereira De Sousa crashing out just in front of Brockhoff who did amazingly well to steer around her and stay in the race to make the medal event.
Australia, Belle Brockhoff is THROUGH TO THE FINAL!
Brockhoff still has an opportunity for a medal in the mixed snowboard event.
“My first Olympic Games I was a little bit of a Labrador puppy, second Olympic Games you know I had an injury … I learnt a lot from the injury and if I went back in time I wouldn’t change a thing,”Brockhoff said before the event.
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The snowboarder has always strived to make a difference on and off the slopes and she knows that winter athletes have to do more to make an impact.
“That’s always naturally the thing in the back of your head and it’s hard. Then there’s the extra pressure when you look at Olympic sports, we don’t get the same amount of attention as mainstream sports,” Brockhoff told Code Sports.
“I put a lot of pressure on myself.”
“I had told my mum I wanted to go to the Olympic Games and be the best snowboarder in the world.”
“But you know Australia sends their best athletes and coaches and supporting staff because we’re not going there to achieve silver or bronze. We’re going there to win f–king gold.”
