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LATEST FROM BEIJING: Hossein Saveh Shemshaki becomes the first athlete in the Winter Olympics to return a positive doping test, Alessandro Haemmerle wins gold by narrow margins, and GB athletes begin to show fight.

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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Pyeongchang’s Winter Olympic legacy and its inspiring athletes – why there is more to the Games than Lizzie Yarnold’s gold

The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang have been a welcome reminder of what affect sport can have on people’s lives. Whilst a lot of the focus from an English perspective has been on Lizzie Yarnold, there have been a few real feel good stories that have come from this year’s competition. In this morning’s events we […]