FORMER Christian School Hurstville gymnast Stephanie Magiros, 22, did not make the final or win a medal overnight such as fellow Australian and silver medallist Torah Bright, but she ‘‘lit up’’ the snowboarding half pipe competition just the same.
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![Former gymnastics champion Stephanie Magiros on the snow.
Former gymnastics champion Stephanie Magiros on the snow.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-T2qzwWtn9D8xSkq8dmRgdc/1af64af8-da43-4273-894a-5eeeec2217f3.jpg/r0_131_2560_1576_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
![Magiros high in the air practising the half pipe for the Soshi Winter Olympics.
Magiros high in the air practising the half pipe for the Soshi Winter Olympics.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-T2qzwWtn9D8xSkq8dmRgdc/ab47302d-b067-40cc-af22-df438e308b17.jpg/r0_230_4500_2770_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
In her Winter Olympics debut in Sochi, the Sydney girl of Greek and Australian heritage — a former national artistic gymnastics gold medallist with the Miranda-based NSW Academy of Gymnastics — was the only Australian snowboarder (apart from Bright) to make it past the heats.
And even though she crashed out with two falls in the semi-finals, the bubbly Magiros with the gold eye make-up and green and gold hair additions still managed plenty of smiles.
Magiros finished 18th overall and fellow Australian Holly Crawford finished 26th after competing with a broken wrist.