British pair separated by one hundredth of a second after first run

University of Bath graduate and Mechanical Engineering PhD student and Dom Parsons made his Olympic debut this afternoon (Thursday 14 February) when the Team GB Skeleton athlete sped down the Sochi track. Starting 13th at the Sanki Sliding Centre, Dom made a solid run and clocked a time of 57.23. That put him in 9th position, one hundredth of a second quicker than teammate Kristan Bromley. Making few errors, Dom will be hopeful of improving as...

14 February 2014

Come and support Britain’s Skeleton girls

Tomorrow afternoon (Friday 14 February), Britain's Lizzy Yarnold and Shelley Rudman take to the ice again for the final two runs of the Women's Skeleton competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The third run starts at 3.40pm and the final run at 4.50pm, so come along with your friends and watch the action and drama unfold on the big screen at the Sports Training Village. Yarnold, who is part of the British Skeleton...

13 February 2014

“It’s as good as it gets” says Lizzy

“It’s as good as it gets!” That was Bath-based skeleton slider Lizzy Yarnold’s verdict at the halfway mark of the Olympic Winter Games competition in Sochi. Yarnold, who trains with British Skeleton at the University of Bath, leads the field after two of the four runs in Sochi. The competition concludes tomorrow (Friday). Team-mate Shelley Rudman, a University of Bath graduate, is currently 11th. Yarnold said: “I was relaxed as soon as I got to...

13 February 2014

Lizzy produces stunning start to Sochi skeleton

University of Bath-based Lizzy Yarnold leads the way at the halfway mark of the women’s skeleton competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The 25-year-old clocked the fastest time on each of today’s two runs at the Sanki Sliding Centre and goes into the final two heats tomorrow with a hefty 0.44-second advantage over Noelle Pikus-Pace of the USA in second. It means she is still en route to follow in the footsteps of...

13 February 2014

Game Changers tackle bobsleigh

The University of Bath push-start track was the setting for the latest Di v Darren challenge for Sky Sport’s popular Game Changers programme. Presenters Di Dougherty and Darren Campbell joined members of the British GBR 2 four-man bobsleigh crew at the track shortly before the crew headed off to Sochi for the Olympic Winter Games. The Sky Sports pair met crew members and then had a go on the track themselves. Campbell in particular is...

12 February 2014

Baines to propel Team GB two-man bob

John Baines will step into the GBR 1 two-man bobsleigh seat vacated by the injured Craig Pickering at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Baines, who does some of his training at the University of Bath, will be Lamin Deen’s brakeman for the two-man bob. The duo raced together at the Americas Cup this season, achieving a number of top-10 results. Baines was already in the Team GB bobsleigh team for Sochi as a member...

12 February 2014

Yarnold in stunning form in Sochi training

Bath-based skeleton slider Lizzy Yarnold continued her magnificent form with the fastest two training run times in the penultimate training session on the Sochi 2014 track this morning (Tuesday). GB team-mate Shelley Rudman, a University of Bath graduate, ranked 13th and 14th today in training at the Sanki Sliding Centre. Yarnold, who won the overall World Cup series in 2013/4 with four golds from seven podium finishes in eight races, clocked the first and fourth...

11 February 2014

Terrific comeback secures point at Storm

A last-gasp Pamela Cookey goal completed a remarkable comeback for Team Bath as they drew 48-all at Surrey Storm in the ZEO Superleague last night (Monday). The England captain converted on the final whistle following a turnover by Team Bath skipper Serena Guthrie. That effort completed an impressive comeback after Team Bath had trailed by 12 goals earlier in the game and had gone into the final quarter seven down at 41-34. The two teams...

11 February 2014

Lizzy can’t wait to show the world at Sochi

Bath-based skeleton athlete Lizzy Yarnold can’t wait to show the world what she can do when she competes at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Yarnold arrived in Sochi as world number one after winning the 2013/4 World Cup series with an impressive series of performances that included four gold medals among seven podium finishes from eight competitions. The 25-year-old, who trains at the University of Bath, looks to follow in the runner tracks of...

10 February 2014

Pozzi strikes gold at British Indoor Champs

Andrew Pozzi’s gold medal in the 60m hurdles was the pick of the Bath performances at the Sainsbury’s British Athletics Indoor Championships at the weekend. Pozzi and former training partner William Sharman tied in the final in a dead heat in a time of 7.64 seconds, just inside the World Indoor qualifying standard. Pozzi, who is coached at the University of Bath by Malcolm Arnold, British Athletics’ lead hurdles coach, was delighted with the win...

10 February 2014