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Lilah Worry and Lewis Gibson ‘cannot imagine it’ as Group GB medal hopes finish in tears

Lilah Worry and Lewis Gibson had been unable to safe a primary British medal on the 2026 Winter Olympics

Lilah Worry and Lewis Gibson suffered determine skating heartbreak (Picture: Getty)

Lilah Worry and Lewis Gibson tried smiling by Olympic heartbreak however you can see their ache. There have been smiles on digital camera and tears off stage as Britain’s much-hyped likelihood of ending a 32-year look ahead to an Olympic determine skating medal fell nicely quick, as Torvill and Dean watched helplessly on.

Beginning the decisive free dance in fourth place, Robin Cousins, who received Olympic gold in 1980, mentioned their solely path to a medal was to be flawless they usually weren’t. As an alternative, their Highland Fling-inspired free dance did not come near seeing them take the excessive street to the rostrum, their worst rating of the season plummeting them down the leaderboard to seventh. 

It wasn’t the miracle on ice they dreamed of, extra a nightmare that can take a while to course of. On the latest European Championships in Sheffield, Gibson’s mistake on a twizzle sequence noticed the couple relegated from bronze to silver, this time it was Worry’s error and a lot extra expensive.

In an emotional interview afterwards, Gibson mentioned: “We knew after we selected this programme that it was going to be particular to us and to lots of people and this entire season has confirmed that and we have simply loved performing it all over the world.”

Worry was requested what she would say to her youthful self after making it to this point. She replied: “I believe my eight-year-old self can be actually pleased with me. I wished to return out right here and benefit from the Olympic expertise and skate for me and skate for Lewis.”

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