BBC sorry for 'huck it' Sochi interview

A British snowboarder in Sochi has had his post-event interview cut short by the BBC after it was feared he had sworn during a live broadcast.

Billy Morgan, a favourite for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics, was all smiles and suspicious laughter when he spoke to the public broadcaster after finishing 10th in the men's slopestyle final.

"I knew that maybe if I landed my run it'd put me up there on the podium, so I just thought, I'll just huck it," said grinning 24-year-old Morgan, to giggles by his teammate Jamie Nicholls.

"Yeah, it was fun."

"Huck it" is a snowboarding term meaning to attempt a bold, flashy performance, The Telegraph reports.

But no one had told the BBC that.

Presenter Hazel Irvine immediately issued an on-air apology for Morgan's language.

The record has been set straight by the British press and Morgan is reportedly "very relaxed about the mix-up".

"Thanks @BBCSport for having us on," he tweeted to his almost 10,000 followers this morning.

"First live experience went down a treat. Bit scary!"