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Paula 11th in Olympic bobsleigh
University of Bath-based bobsleigh athlete Paula Walker secured a impressive 11th place finish on her Olympic debut in Vancouver. Paula, who drove the GBR 2 sled along with brakeman Kelly Thomas, finished 11th after the four runs making up the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games competition. Paula, who is 23, said: “This...
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Buccs men stretch lead to 12 points
Team Bath Buccaneers men’s firsts stretched their lead at the top of England Hockey League Conference West to 12 points with an impressive 4-2 win at Old Georgians. Old Georgians played a high, aggressive press, which could have created a problem for Team Bath. But this strategy also...
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Buccs battle back to salvage a point
Team Bath Buccaneers men’s firsts overturned a three-goal deficit with 15 minutes of Sunday’s game against Fareham remaining to salvage a point in a 3-3 draw. Buccs continue to top England Hockey League Conference West, but their lead is now reduced by a point to 10 points with...
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Buccs resume campaign with top of table clash
The University of Bath Sports Training Village hosts a top of the table clash between Team Bath Buccaneers and Fareham on Sunday (7th February) when England Hockey League Men’s Conference West resumes following the traditional Christmas and New Year break. Buccs go into the contest at the top...
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Amy thrilled to carry Union Flag at closing ceremony
University of Bath-based Olympic champion Amy Williams will carry the Union Flag for Team GB at Sunday’s Vancouver 2010 closing ceremony. The British Olympic Association today announced its decision to choose Amy to carry the flag, following her gold medal winning performance in the skeleton on 19th February. Amy...
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Amy Williams wins stunning Olympic gold
University of Bath-based skeleton slider Amy Williams today (Friday) became Team GB’s first individual Olympic Winter Games gold medallist for 30 years and the first woman individual gold medallist for 58 years. The 27-year-old won the women’s skeleton title at Vancouver 2010 Olympic by an emphatic 0.56 seconds. Williams said...
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Team GB’s Amy Leads at Skeleton Halfway Mark
Team GB’s Amy Williams goes into the second and final day of the skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a 0.30 second lead. The 27-year-old from Bath was in scintillating form on the opening day of skeleton competition at the Whistler Sliding Centre, setting...
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Adam elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission
University of Bath based skeleton athlete Adam Pengilly has been elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes. Pengilly received the most votes (615) from the total number of ballots accepted (1,902), which represents 75.3 per cent of the Olympic athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Pengilly will serve for...
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Zoe finishes eighth at Olympic Winter Games
Team GB's Zoe Gillings missed out on the medals at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, finishing eighth overall. Snowboarder Zoe, who does some of her land-based training at the University of Bath, battled her way through to the semi-finals of the competition at Cypress Mountain. But a third place finish in...
