SnowboarderCharlotteBankeswasborninBritainbuthasrepresentedFranceatthelasttwoWinterOlympics.[PhotoprovidedtoCHINADAILY]Asthelast12monthshaveshown,alotcanhappeninthespaceofayear,butwithexactly365daystogountilthestartofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames,theheadofBritainswintersportshassaidtheteamiswell-placedtobreakitsownrecordmedalhaul,,BeijingwillbecomethefirstcitytohostboththeWinterandSummerGames,,theworldstopwinter-sportsathletesgatheredintheSouthKoreancityofPyeongchang,whereGreatBritainwonfivemedals,arepeatofitshaulinSochi,,CEOofGBSnowsport,saidthatdespitethechaosofthelast12months,theteamhopedformoresuccessnextyearinChina."Eachgameswegetbetterandbetter,sowewanttoimproveonourmedalsfromlasttimeandhavemorepeopleonmorepodiumsthaneverbefore,"shesaid."Ofcourse,itdependsonfactorslikeinjuryandthestandardofthecompetition,butwereveryhopefulthatinBeijingwellcomebackstrongerthanwehavebefore."Thelastyearhasbeenextremelycomplicated,obviously,witheventsbeingcanceled,butinthosethathavegoneahead,wevehadsomegreatresultsand,ifanything,weveoverdelivered,soallinallwecantcomplain."COVID-19travelexemptionshavemeantmanyBritishwintersportsathleteshavemanagedtospendasmuchtimeaspossibleabroadonthesnow,somethingthatisinshortsupplyintheUnitedKingdom,whichhaskeptthemincompetitiveshapetotakeontheirrivals,butthelackoftesteventsattheOlympicfacilitiesinBeijingcouldaddanairofunpredictabilitynextyear."Obviously,allthenationsthathaveaccesstosnowwillhavebeenoutonitasmuchaspossible,butthecancellationofthetesteventsmeansthatthefirsttimeanyonewillseetheconditionsinBeijingwillbewhentheygetthere,"shesaid.。