Kiwi snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is doing her best to ignore the weight of expectation that's followed her into the Beijing Winter Olympics, as she looks to improve on her bronze in 2018.
On Saturday, Sadowski-Synnott and Cool Wakushima begin the Kiwi campaign in the snowboard slopestyle qualifiers.
Unlike four years ago in South Korea, all eyes will be fixed on the 20-year-old, when she kicks off her bid to become New Zealand's first ever Winter Games gold medallist.
"It feels a whole lot different to last time around," Sadowski-Synnott tells Newshub. "But I'm just more excited to hit the course than anything."
In Pyeongchang, Sadowski-Synnott made the snow sports world take notice with her stunning bronze medal in the Big Air, and spate of standout performances leading into Beijing has her firmly among the favourites for gold.
"Coming into these Games, I guess there's a bit more expectation from everyone," she says. "But I try not to think about it too much.
"I know so many of the girls are absolutely ripping at the moment and I've just got to focus on myself."
Happy to acknowledge the ever-present pressure, she's determined no to let it weigh on her, as she prepares for her second Games.
"The expectation is there but we just focus on her and her snowboarding, and really keep it simple like that," says coach Sean Thompson. "Just think about the run and think about the tricks."
That approach has certainly worked in Sadowski-Synnott's favour at recent competitions.
In her build up to the Games, she won silver at the Mammoth World Cup in the United States, followed by double X-Games gold in the Slopestyle and Big Air.
"I'm feeling super confident on my snowboard and I'm stoked with how I'm riding, so good flow coming into this event," she adds.
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