my name is spencer o'brien.was truly one of the ha rd est yea rs into sochi was truly one of the hardest years of my life. i was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis about two months before the games. i struggled for the seven months prior but was undiagnosed. there was one point where it was so bad they could not put my feet on the ground to get out of bed, it was eventful. i felt like an—year—old woman. out of bed, it was eventful. i felt like an-year-old woman. and now everything you read says you are the one to look out for? yes, i feel that i have nothing to lose going to be on chain. it would be a cherry on top of my career. —— pyeongchang. tell me about where you are from. top of my career. —— pyeongchang. tell me about where you are fromlj tell me about where you are from.” am from an island to the north of vancouver island. there are about 900 people living there, i think. i am one quarter natives. being one of the few first nations athletes, there is added pressure, but it feels good to be uplifted by s

spencer o'brien, putting it down with authority.footsteps, and i sucked, but a big pa rt footsteps, and i sucked, but a big part of my success is my family and the support they offered me. slopestyle is exciting to watch but the spectator because there is lots of flips and spinning, and some pretty good crashes, it is also really cool to see people link multiple tricks throughout the whole course. for all the latest on our coverage of the winter olympics you can go to our website. bbc.com/sport. and you can also download the app for all the updates on who is competing and when. a reminder of our top stories. the south korean leader has led a historic meeting with the sister of north korea's leader in seoul. she is the first member of north korea's moving —— leading dynasty to have travelled to the south since the end of the korean peninsular hostilities. it signifies a easing of tensions on the korean peninsula. end us officials are considering what action to take after two british jihadi what action to take after two britishjihadi