Great Britain Achieves Golden Success at Winter Olympics
Team GB experienced a "Golden Sunday" at the Winter Olympics, with records tumbling and the team achieving significant success under the alpine sun. The strong performance continued into the evening, making it a memorable day for Great Britain.
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Winter Olympics briefing: Great Britain are on a golden roll as records tumble
If the Sunday already felt golden under the alpine sun for Team GB, it only glittered brighter after dark Super Sunday? More like Golden Sunday. From the sunlit snowboard slopes to the floodlit ice track, Great Britain delivered a one-two punch that will live long in Winter Olympic folklore. In the space of a few hours, two British duos – Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale, then Tabitha Stoecker and Matt Weston – turned near-misses and nerves into history-making golds. Bankes and Nightingale stunned the field to win the mixed team snowboard cross, capturing the first gold medal on snow in the nation’s 102-year history at the Winter Games. In the wild, elbows-out chaos of the event, the British duo seized a title few predicted was coming. Continue reading...
By Yara El-Shaboury
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Matt Weston becomes the first Briton to win two gold medals at a Winter Olympics with a thrilling victory in the mixed team skeleton alongside Tabitha Stoecker.
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