Soaring in the Skeleton

Team GB are not known for their success at the Winter Olympics, which is mostly down to the weather in Great Britain. It is not often that our country is covered in the white, glistening snow, which is without a doubt the most vital part of the Winter Olympics. This discourages the population of Great Britain to take part in the sports that make up this Olympic event.

So when we went on to not only win two bronze medals and one silver medal, but a gold medal as well, you could say Team GB and all its supporters where ever so slightly ecstatic. On the lead up to day 8 of the Olympics, the day we saw Elizabeth Yarnold receive her gold medal for the women's skeleton, Team GB where lacking in the medal department, letting the other countries take the lead. 

We still where hoping for that one moment that would put GB back in the game. 

On the 14th of February our prayers where answered in the form of Lizzie, who had kept her lead in the Skeleton throughout the whole course of the event. Not only did she win 0.96 seconds to beat her American rival Noelle Pikus-Pace, but she went on to set a new track record with a time of 57.91 seconds.

With a great performance comes great pressure, something that Lizzie inevitably felt when completing her last runs. She had to maintain her great overnight lead. Despite worries, Lizzie Yarnold gave a sensational performance, creating a nail-bitting atmosphere for everyone present. 

She immediately celebrated her win with the British fans standing in the crowd. She showed her pride for her country by proudly holding aloft the Union Jack flag and beaming with complete fulfilment and joy.

Lizzie's victory makes her the fourth consecutive British women to win a gold medal in the Skeleton, along with Alex Coomber, Shelley Rudman and Amy Williams.
Most importantly her wins proves that the lack of facilities in Great Britain will not stop us from success and one day we will be on the top of that medal table.