James Woods wins slopestyle silver at ski World Championships

James Woods has won Great Britain's first freestyle skiing medal at a World Championships in 20 years after winning slopestyle silver in Norway.

The 21-year-old was given a score of 91.2 to place him second behind American Thomas Wallisch.

In the women's event, Britain's Katie Summerhayes finished outside the medals in fourth place with a score of 72.2.

Slopestyle where snowboarders and skiers are judged on tricks, will be a new event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

"I'm absolutely thrilled," Woods told BBC Sport.

"To do those tricks you have to be really bang on, and I feel like my second run was pretty close to it."

The bronze medal in the men's event was taken by American Nicholas Goepper in Voss-Myrkdalen.

The women's gold medal was won by Canadian Kaya Turski, who scored 89.6, with compatriot Dara Howell taking silver and American Grete Eliassen collecting bronze.

Summerhayes, who describes Woods as her best friend, has already qualified for next year's Winter Olympics as she continues to hit form on her comeback from a knee injury.

"There is no happier coach in the world at the moment," said Britain's freestyle skiing coach Pat Sharples.

"James produced an absolutely brilliant run to take silver, and what Katie has achieved so soon after coming back from injury has been amazing.

"The team is in a great place at the moment. There is a lot more work to do but we are in the best position to smash it heading into the Olympic season in 2014."

Heather Mills Sets Her Sights on Sochi 2014!!

The former model, activist & charity campaigner has a new priority on her list, which is to compete in the next Winter Paralympic Games.

Heather Mills lost part of her left leg in a motorcycle incident in 1993. However, being the strong-willed person that she is, she has shown the world that being an amputee doesn't stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Mills proved this to us after taking part in TV shows Dancing with the Stars in 2007 and Dancing on Ice early 2010.

However, most recently Mills participated in Disability Snowsports UK's National Skiathon in May joining teams in Milton Keynes at the SNO!zone indoor real snow slope, having to complete 666 runs in six hours.

Reading from the Sunday Express' online article it was the experience that gave Heather Mills the inspiration to set her goals to joining in the Winter Paralympics in Sochi in 2014, where she would become a part of the Great Britain Paralympic Alpine Skiing Team.

"If I manage to compete, It would be phenomenal - very inspiring for all the kids that I counsel"

Express.co.uk, Heather Mills.

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