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News Archive, Month: December 2013

University of Bath-based bobsleigh crew win Britain’s first four-man medal for 16 years

15 December 2013

The GBR 1 four-man bobsleigh crew, piloted by John Jackson, are celebrating winning Britain’s first four-man World Cup medal for 16 years. The crew of Jackson, Stu Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon took silver at the Lake Placid World Cup in the USA finishing just 0.07 seconds off the USA team, piloted by Vancouver 2010 Olympic champion Steve Holcomb. Their remarkable performance was GB’s first World Cup podium finish in the four-man event since...

Another World Cup gold and fourth podium of Sochi 2014 Olympic season for British Skeleton’s Lizzy Yarnold

15 December 2013

Britain’s Lizzy Yarnold continued her fantastic start to the skeleton season with a gold medal in race four of the World Cup at Lake Placid in the USA. It means the 25-year-old has now secured podium places in all four of her World Cups to date following her gold at Calgary in Canada, silver at Park City in the USA, and a bronze at the first of two back-to-back Lake Placid races. She said: “Of...

Lizzy Yarnold starts Sochi Olympic season with gold as British Skeleton sliders impress at World Cup 1

02 December 2013

It was a terrific weekend for Bath-based British Skeleton athletes with Lizzy Yarnold winning gold and University of Bath student Dom Parsons taking bronze at the opening World Cup event of the season. Yarnold, who trains at the University of Bath, finished second behind Noelle Pikus-Pace in Calgary, Canada, but was upgraded to gold after the American was disqualified. “I'm really pleased, it’s a good start to my first Olympic season,” she said. "It feels...

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