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Team GB skier Chemmy Alcott 19th in her final Winter Olympics

Chemmy Alcott manages a top-20 finish in the women's downhill in her final Winter Olympics as a competitor.

Great Britain skier Chemmy Alcott has finished 19th in the women's downhill in her final Winter Olympic Games, 1.86s off the overall pace.

Alcott, who was forced to pull out of the combined slalom earlier in the week, has recovered from two broken legs during her career to compete once more and managed a top-20 finish in her final ever downhill run.

Dominique Gisin of Switzerland and Slovenia's Tina Maze celebrate their shared Winter Olympics gold medal in the women's downhill skiing at Sochi 2014© Getty Images

The gold medal was split for the first time in an alpine skiing event at the Winter Olympics, with Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland both managing a time of 1:41.57.

Gisin's Swiss teammate Lara Gut took bronze with a time a tenth of a second behind, 1:41.67.

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Great Britain's Chemmy Alcott in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill Training on December 19, 2013
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