The 41-year-old Clarey became the oldest Olympic medalist in Alpine skiing on Monday, and the veteran was satisfied with his performance in Yanqing.

"Down the course, I knew I made a good run. But in downhill you never know if you're fast or not," said the Frenchman, who replaced Bode Miller as the oldest Olympic medalist in Alpine skiing. Miller won bronze in super-G at the 2014 Sochi Games at the age of 36.

"But I made my perfect run. You never know if it's good enough to be on the podium or not, but when I saw the timing with the second place, it was just an unbelievable feeling," Clarey added.

"I keep calm. Of course my fourth Olympic Games was an advantage for me today, and I'm just happy with the way I handled it.

"I was a little nervous, for sure. But I was second, so one guy could go in front of me, so I was OK. It was a relief to see that I would keep this medal around my neck."

Also on Monday, Sweden's Hector claimed women's giant slalom gold, while Italian Federica Brignone and Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland won silver and bronze, respectively.

"Crazy. I'm so proud, I can't put it into words. I really tried to push it and give it all I got. It's just amazing," said Hector.

Hector made her Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Games, competing in three events. She had her top Olympic result in her one race at Pyeongchang 2018, finishing 10th in the giant slalom. So a gold medal in Beijing was truly hard-earned.

"I don't know how to describe my emotions. It's been so much all day. I've been so nervous. It's so much feeling, it's crazy. It's for sure a lot of joy," Hector added.