Elizabeth Swaney, whose modest freestyle skiing runs in the halfpipe were briefly the talk of the Winter Olympics, did not want to go viral.
Swaney, 33, was born in the United States during the 1984 Summer Olympics and has wanted to compete in the Games since she was 7 years old.
On Sunday, competing for Hungary, where her grandparents are from, she came in 24th, last place, in the women’s ski halfpipe competition.
Her runs drew attention around the world for their very lack of attention-catching moments. In a competition stocked to the brim with eye-popping athletic feats, Swaney’s mild back-and-forth turns across the halfpipe stood out.