ANDREW Musgrave described as "pretty shocking" the performance which saw him finish 28th in the men's 15km freestyle cross-country race at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Poole-born Musgrave had hoped to build on his superb display in the skiathlon when he challenged for a medal before finishing seventh. But he struggled to make an impression in an event he generally prefers.
The 27-year-old finished two minutes and seven seconds down on gold medallist Dario Cologna of Switzerland, with Norway's Simon Krueger and Russia's Denis Spitsov taking silver and bronze, respectively.
Musgrave said: "That was pretty shocking. I started off conservatively but felt heavy the whole way round and never got going.
"I'm gutted. That was the race I've been targeting. I knew on a good day I could be fighting for a medal but never thought I'd go as slow as that."
Musgrave joked he would take a radical approach to preparations for his next event, the men's 50km.
He added: "I need to think about something else for a couple of days. I don't know what I'm going to do – play air hockey, eat cake, have a doughnut – anything to stop thinking about skiing. I need to take my mind off this."
The Brit's compatriot, Andrew Young, finished 57th in his last race of these Olympics, while Callum Smith crossed the line in 75th.
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