Snowboarder
Jenny Jones won Great Britain a first-ever Winter Olympic medal on the snow
after claiming slopestyle bronze in Sochi.
Jones, 33, held the lead after scoring 87.25 in her second run and had an agonising wait whilst 10 athletes tried to better her score.
Jamie Anderson of the United States eventually took gold with 95.25 with Finland's Enni Rukajarvi taking silver on 92.50.
"I did the best run I could have done," a thrilled Jones told BBC Sport.
A fall for Austrian medal prospect Anna Gasser saw the Briton secure the final podium position.
"This is amazing, I'm shaking," said Great Britain team-mate Jamie Nicholls, who was sixth in Saturday's men's final.
"Jenny's been though a lot, she was at the top four years ago and for her to come here and put it down and get a bronze medal is pretty crazy!
"We don't even have mountains in our country but this shows anyone can make it happen."
BBC Sport commentator Ed Leigh added: "These are the foundations of a serious change in the sport in the UK.".
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