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Great Britain's Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston have won a gold medal in the mixed team skeleton competition at the Milan and Cortina Winter Olympics.
Janine Flock finished the job, and a gold medal finally sways from her neck. The Austrian slider who came into these Milan Cortina Games winless in 16 all-time appearances at either the Olympics or the world championships got the biggest win of her long and legendary career on Saturday night.
Big investment in coaches and kit – £5.8m in the last cycle – has paid off despite lack of facilities and snow at home
Austrian Janine Flock finally wrapped up Olympic women's skeleton gold aged 36 on Saturday, eight years after throwing away victory and four years after struggling badly. "I can’t believe it, it doesn’t feel real right now.
Matt Weston landed gold alongside Tabby Stoecker to become double Olympic champion; he picked up his first gold in the mens skeleton before making it double with Stoecker in the mixed team event; West
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When Matt Weston woke up in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo on Saturday morning, the first thing he did was check the drawer beside his bed. “I was like, ‘Still there? A dream?’ I had a little look and made sure.
Even though it still sometimes feels like an out-of-body experience for Dan Barefoot to be an Olympian living in the Olympic village, wearing Team USA special Olympic athlete gear, and walking in the Olympic Opening Ceremony,
Supporters packed The Crab Barn early Friday morning for a watch party cheering on Olympic skeleton athlete Mystique Ro as she competed on the world stage.
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