February 2014 - Team Bath

It’s all-square in re-run of last season’s final

28 February 2014

Team Bath and Celtic Dragons fought out a 62-62 tie in tonight’s eagerly anticipated televised re-run of last season’s ZEO Superleague final. Both teams managed to eke out three-goal leads in the game at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, but neither side could turn that advantage into a decisive margin and then push on to take all three points. And unlike in Team Bath’s other draw this season, a 48-all tie at Surrey...

‘We’ll treat it like a final’ says head coach Thirlby

26 February 2014

Team Bath take on Celtic Dragons in a mouth-watering re-run of last season’s ZEO Superleague final at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Friday (28 February). The contest, which is being televised live on Sky Sports, is the first time the two sides have met since that final – a game that Team Bath won 62-56 to capture a historic fifth Superleague crown. Team Bath lost their last home game to Manchester Thunder...

GBR1 four-man crew end Sochi campaign in fifth

23 February 2014

The GBR1 four-man bobsleigh crew of John Jackson, Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon just missed out on the medals in the final event of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The quartet, the last British athletes to compete at the Games, ended their campaign in fifth, just half a second off the Russian Federation 1 crew that took gold and 0.11 seconds off the bronze medal position. It means they secured the best...

Walker and Wilson finish 12th

19 February 2014

Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson finished in 12th position in the 2-woman bobsleigh as the competition came to an end this evening at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The duo, who do part of their training at the University of Bath, maintained their solid start from yesterday’s heats to post a total time of 3:54.24. The third heat saw the pair post their slowest time of the competition, crossing the line in 58.88, but it was...

Top-flight televised re-run of 2013 final in store

19 February 2014

Reigning ZEO Netball Superleague champions Team Bath will take on Celtic Dragons in a re-run of last year’s final on Friday week (28 February) at the University of Bath in a televised clash. The home match will come a week after Team Bath take on Yorkshire Jets away. Spectators at the Sports Training Village could be in for an exciting ride as Team Bath have come through a recent flurry of nail-biting encounters. Coach Jess...

British Bobsleigh’s Walker and Wilson make decent start

18 February 2014

British Bobsleigh’s Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson took to the ice this afternoon as the women’s bobsleigh began at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. 2011 World Junior Champions Walker and Wilson were looking to post a competitive time today in their opening run. Walker was 10th overall in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games of 2010 and, using that experience, the British duo started well enough. Despite a double tap early on in the run, they clocked a time of 58.36,...

British Bobsleigh duo make solid start

16 February 2014

The 2-man bobsleigh got under way at Sochi this afternoon (Sunday 16 February) with Olympic débutante Lamin Deen and late replacement John Baines taking to the ice for Team GB. The pair were only able to practice a handful of times in the build up to the Sochi Games. The experienced Baines was a late replacement for the injured Craig Pickering, but the duo didn’t seem let the change to the team hold them back....

University PhD student finishes 10th on Olympic debut

15 February 2014

After yesterday’s success for British Skeleton in the women’s competition, this afternoon saw the conclusion of the men’s contest at the Sochi Winter Olympics. University of Bath PhD student Dominic Parsons put in a solid performance to finish in 10th place on his Olympic debut. British interest centred on Parsons and Kristan Bromley, who started the day in the middle of the pack in tenth and eighth place respectively. Heat three saw the University of...

Bath student in 9th ahead of Final run

15 February 2014

After yesterday’s success for Great Britain in the women’s Skeleton, this afternoon saw the conclusion of the men’s competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics. British interest centred on Dom Parsons and Kristan Bromley, who started the day in the middle of the pack in 10th and 8th place respectively. Heat three saw the University of Bath PhD student Parsons complete the course at the sliding centre in 57.00, with a good start of 4.66. That...

Lizzy Yarnold wins Olympic Gold

14 February 2014

British Skeleton’s Lizzy Yarnold stormed to victory this evening in Sochi as she scooped up the gold medal in the women's Skeleton. A crowd that included fellow Olympians from other sports gathered around the big screen at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village to cheer her on in her two runs today. The 25 year old, who is a close friend and tenant of Vancouver Games gold medallist Amy Williams, went in to the...

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