Ledecka Earns Shock Victory
SPORTS Sunday, February 18, 2018 21 Britain’s Lizzy Yarnold celebrates after crossing finishing line (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) Yarnold defends skeleton gold Pyeongchang the first Briton to retain a Winter Austrian saw her drop out of the izzy Yarnold retained her Games title and also the first medal places. skeleton title and Laura Deas skeleton athlete to do so. Deas, from Wrexham, jumped claimedL bronze in Pyeongchang on “Honestly, after the last few years into bronze and Germany’s Great Britain’s most successful day the aim was to get to the Olympics, Jacqueline Loelling took silver, 0.45 at a Winter Olympics. I wasn’t thinking about medals,” seconds behind Yarnold as she set It took the British medal count on Yarnold, who also won gold at a track record to become Britain’s Saturday to three, after Izzy Atkin Sochi 2014, said. most decorated Winter Olympian. claimed a ski slopestyle bronze. “But to achieve that is the stuff Only figure skater Jeannette But short-track speed skating of dreams, as is sharing the podium Altwegg and skating pair Jayne medal hope Elise Christie crashed with Laura, who’s been amazing.” Torvill and Christopher Dean, in the 1500m and was taken to Yarnold went into the final run who have one gold medal and one hospital. 0.02 seconds behind leader Janine bronze each, also have multiple Yarnold, 29, is Flock, but a poor finish from the medals for Britain. (BBC) Ledecka earns Stoch retains large hill title Pyeongchang 136.5m, which was enough to clinch his shock victory olish ski jumping star Kamil Stoch third gold in the Winter Olympics.
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