News Archive, Month: December 2016

Lizzy Yarnold so close to comeback medal as sliders hit top ten at Whistler World Cup

04 December 2016

Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold was just one-hundredth of a second shy of a bronze medal on her return to international action as the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) contested the first World Cup of the season.  Yarnold, in her first appearance since winning Skeleton World Championship gold in March 2015, finished two places ahead of team-mate Laura Deas in the women’s competition at Whistler, Canada. University of Bath Mechanical Engineering PhD student Dom Parsons...

Lizzy Yarnold back on the ice as British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association start World Cup season

02 December 2016

Olympic Champion Lizzy Yarnold returns to the international skeleton circuit for the first time in 21 months today (Friday) when the 2016-17 skeleton and bobsleigh World Cup season gets under way in Whistler, Canada. Yarnold, who trains with the University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA), won World Championships gold on her last competitive outing in March 2015 before taking a season off to recharge her batteries. “I've come back feeling refreshed, recharged...

University of Bath Men’s 1st XV get back to winning ways in BUCS Super Rugby

01 December 2016

Five changes to the starting line-up, including a new-look front row, helped the University of Bath's Men's 1st XV to a 15-13 win at Cardiff Metropolitan University on Wednesday night. Victory saw the University leap-frog their Welsh opponents into fifth place in the BUCS Super Rugby table with games in hand over all other league teams. The Blue and Gold initially went behind early on after a Tom Morgan penalty put the home team 3-0 ahead...

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