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BBC presenter John Watson slips down ski slope in live television segment

BBC sports presenter John Watson went a little off-piste in a live segment on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning.

He was attempting to get down a dry ski slope in Aberdeen, after Team GB athlete Kirsty Muir finished fifth in the Women's big air event at the Winter Olympics.

8 February 2022

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