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Radio Leicester,2 mins

From Football Coach to Snowboarder

Jim Davis and Jo Hayward

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Battling your way into Olympic selection comes at the end of a long journey involving a lot of hard work, grit and determination. One local man is at the beginning of that process - which he hopes will see him representing GB in the Winter Games as a snowboarder. Nicolas Andrews, from Melton Mowbray, is a football coach who is currently plying his trade in Greece. However, he could now be en route to a journey he'll never forget. Nicolas told BBC Radio Leicester's Martin Ballard, about how he fell in love with the art of snowboarding...

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