In the Winter Olympics so far, team GB have had a medal drought, and the Skeleton might be their last hope. GB has historically found success in the sport, with Gloucestershire local Lizzy Yarnold earning gold medals in the competition at the past two Winter Olympic games, 2014 and 2018. Team GB’s skeleton athletes for […]
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Could Wembley have been the catalyst for Cheltenham’s Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards ski jumping career?
Despite it being the first day of spring, Gloucestershire is still firmly under a white blanket and Winter Olympic blues is still in the air. While many of you will no doubt be dusting off the sleds this week ParkLifeSport recapped when Ski Jumping came to Wembley back in 1961. June 6th 1961 was glorious sunny […]