Medals galore for skeleton sliders as luge athletes make history at European Champs
It was a weekend to remember for winter-sport athletes who train at the University of Bath as they made an impressive return to the international circuit.
The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association enjoyed a medal-laden visit to Park City in Utah as rising skeleton star Madelaine Smith (pictured) won back-to-back gold medals in the first North American Cup event of 2017.
Team-mate Donna Creighton was runner-up to Smith on both occasions, while the men’s races saw Kenny Howard win bronze on Saturday and Marcus Wyatt take silver on Sunday.
Meanwhile, athletes with GB Luge – who are also based at the Sports Training Village – competed at the FIL European Championships in Koenigssee, Germany.
They entered the team competition for the first time and finished a fine tenth overall, with GB being represented by Danielle Scott, Rupert Staudinger, Adam Rosen and Ray Thompson.
GB made history today – 1st time racing as a team and 10th in European Champs #luge #team #relay #teamGB #squadgoals pic.twitter.com/4mH3X4T8Vm
— Danielle Scott (@daniscottluge) January 6, 2017
Both Scott and Thompson serve in the British Army and are among 31 athletes – ten of them from the Army – who are supported by funding from the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) as they train at the University of Bath.
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