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Lizzy Yarnold: Reaction to former Gloucestershire student’s Olympic Gold

This week, former University of Gloucestershire student Lizzy Yarnold became Great Britain’s greatest ever Winter Olympian, after winning gold in Pyeongchang.

The 29-year old retained the title she earned four years earlier in Sochi, becoming the first Briton to successfully defend a title in the Winter Olympics.

With dizzy spells threatening Yarnold’s hopes, she overcame a 0.1 second deficit going into the final run, winning the event by a staggering 0.45 second margin. With a finishing time of three minutes 27.38, she also claimed the track record with her run.

Having captivated a nation on Saturday with her record-breaking victory, plaudits flooded in across social media to congratulate the two-time champion. Of course, The University of Gloucestershire were amongst the first to show their support for the former student.

And if the University was a competing nation, they wouldn’t be doing too badly at all!

A great deal of praise was received from the public, with the skeleton athlete’s achievement being regarded as one of the greatest in British sporting history by some.