IT might have been a season to savour for Semley freestyle skier Lloyd Wallace but there’s little chance of him resting on his laurels this summer as he's vying to make his Olympic dream come true.

After taking up the sport six years ago, Wallace made history in 2015 as he became the first ever Briton to win Europa Cup gold.

And he proved this year that result was no flash in the pan with an impressive seventh-place finish at the Deer Valley World Cup in early February.

Winter Olympic Games in South Korea (2018) and World Championships aside, the World Cup circuit represents the highest level of competition for the world’s leading aerial skiers.

"I had an up and down season. I had a tough start because I moved up an age group so was trying out new, harder tricks but after that first competition it started to come together,” said Wallace, who is also a student at the University of Bath.

“To finish seventh at the Deer Valley World Cup was unbelievable and more than I could ever ask for. It was surreal to finish so high and to have led the competition for something like five jumps.

“Next year I will be looking to go up in difficulty and push me to be more competitive and reinforce myself as someone who can challenge for places in the top ten and try to get consistent results next season leading into the World Championships and then the Olympic qualification which starts next year.

“I am confident I can make the Olympics and compete for medals."