As it is international women’s day, I’m going to take you through who I believe are the biggest names in British women’s sport. Johanna Konta: Tennis is sport where we seem to be hit and miss. We will have a good run and then slip up, but Johanna Konta has been on a roll. Her […]
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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. Embed from Getty Images With dizzy spells threatening Yarnold’s hopes, […]
Ex-UoG student Lizzy Yarnold to carry Winter Olympic flag for Team GB
Reigning skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold, will carry the Team GB flag at the opening ceremony of this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The University of Gloucestershire graduate won gold in Sochi back in 2014 and will carry the flag when the Games officially start on Friday. Embed from Getty Images The former Geography and Sport and […]
Lizzy Yarnold: Going for Gold
Former University of Gloucestershire student, Lizzy Yarnold is just over a week away from representing Team GB in the skeleton for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The 29-year old will hope to be the first British Winter Olympian to retain her title, after winning in Sochi in 2014 by 0.97 seconds. Yarnold made Olympic history after registering […]