Morgan aiming to upset the apple cart in medal quest

But that will not stop him going all out to upset the odds.

The discipline is making its debut at the Games and Morgan is the last Brit standing after yesterday's qualifying, with both Jamie Nicholls and Rowan Coultas missing out.

After placing sixth in his heat with a score of 90.50, the 28-year-old knows he will need to step it up if he wants to make it onto the podium in an event which sees snowboarders throw themselves off a large jump and attempt to land the biggest trick possible.

"It's going to be mental in the final. I would need a lot of luck to podium now after seeing what's going on," he said.

"Watching practice it has been mental. But anything can happen, I will try my best.

"I said it a lot during the week – anything can happen and that's what makes the sport so interesting. You never know who is going to win.

"I had to go deep in qualification and I did. Basically it meant I needed to get the highest score I could for a back triple. Someone had to do a more technical trick to beat me. There are few guys who can do tricks but not with that grab.

"The standard is mental, everyone has been killing it."

Morgan has already competed at these Games, finishing tenth in his slopestyle heat on the opening day in PyeongChang.

He had to wait patiently for his second chance and duly took it to make the final where it is the best of three runs - although he will know his score needs to be in the upper 90s rather than lower 90s to trouble the medalists.

He will also be hoping not to have a repeat of his unfortunate preparations for qualification.

"I woke up in the morning with a completely blocked ear and I had to go have it syringed," he added.

"I was panicked, I just felt terrible. With your ear blocked it's a horrible feeling and I wouldn't have felt too comfortable going in and doing this not feeling great.

"When I got here I was still feeling a bit dizzy but I think the adrenalin kicked in and took over and I was alright."

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