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...
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...
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 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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
This afternoon British Skeleton’s Lizzy Yarnold built on her excellent start in yesterday’s heats one and two, to retain first place at the end of heat three. The 25 year old completed the course in an emphatic 57.91, a new track record, solidifying her position at the top of the standings heading in to the decisive fourth run. With a total time of 2:54:80 over the three heats so far, Lizzy leads her nearest rival,...
University of Bath graduate and Mechanical Engineering PhD student Dom Parsons will go into day two of the men's Skeleton competition in the top ten. Dom made his Olympic debut this afternoon (Thursday 14 February) when the Team GB Skeleton athlete sped down the Sochi track. Starting 13th in his first heat at the Sanki Sliding Centre, Dom made a solid run and clocked a time of 57.23. That put him in 9th position, one...
