BRITISH snowboarder Jamie Nicholls has promised he will ‘‘go all out’’ when he lines up in the first ever Olympic slopestyle final tomorrow.

The 20-year-old from Bradford was undoubtedly the success story of the day for Team GB after the ride of his life earned him a surprise place in the showpiece event in Sochi.

Nicholls, who had earlier in the week suffered a fall at the much talked about Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, produced a more daring second run after his first routine was awarded a score of 62.25.

It paid dividends as he boosted his score to 86.75, which earned him the fourth and final automatic qualifying spot in the first heat.

And after putting it all on the line worked out for him so well on Thursday, he is not considering a change of approach.

‘‘I went for it today. The standard was crazy,’’ he said.

‘‘Now I’m in the finals I’ve just got to go all out, 100 per cent, so I’m just going to go for it and see what happens.

‘‘I still feel I can step up my run too, even more than what I did today.

‘‘I’m looking forward to the finals on Saturday. I’m just happy that I made it, I’m not bothered any more.’’ Such was his determination to make his mark, Nicholls was forced to perform a manoeuvre he had never landed before.

A ‘Cab 14’ which involves four switch-frontside spins was the catalyst behind his improvement.

‘‘I’ve literally never landed that before, it’s a new trick for me,’’ he said.

‘‘To be able to go up there and do a run that I’ve never done in my life, it just shows the standard is pretty high.’’ Compatriot Billy Morgan was thought of as Britain’s best hope of a medal in this event, but missed out on automatic qualification after finishing sixth and will instead compete in the semifinal on Saturday.