Team GB athlete Dominic Parsons has admitted that his hit on turn 11 has left him frustrated after an otherwise positive first day of the men's skeleton at the Winter Olympics.
The 26-year-old lies in joint-10th place at the halfway point of the event in Sochi, having gone 2.41 seconds slower than Russian leader Alexander Tretiakov.
Despite thinking about what might have been, Parsons is optimistic heading into the final two runs on Saturday.
"I'm happy with how it went until corner 11. In training it was a choice between fighting and skidding, or taking a hit, and I tried to take a light hit," he told reporters.
"Corners 14 and 15 haven't gone so well today [but] if I can put together a run tomorrow hopefully it will show in the times."
Parson's British teammate Kristan Bromley is currently sharing eighth place, and is 2.27 seconds behind Tretiakov.
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Joe Fish
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