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Williams wins skeleton gold for GB
Britain landed its first individual Winter Olympic gold medal for 30 years after Cambridge-born Amy Williams slid her way to glory in the skeleton bob last Friday (19th Feb).
Williams became Britain's first gold medallist in an individual discipline at the Winter Olympics since ice skater Robin Cousins, who triumphed at Lake Placid in 1980.
The 27 year old was more than half a second quicker than the rest of the field at Vancouver 2010 after the final heat and broke her own track record on the way to Team GB's first medal in a time of three minutes 35.64 seconds.
German Kerstin Szymkowiak was finished silver with her teammate Anja Huber taking bronze, while GB's other slider Shelley Rudman finished sixth.
This achievement has seen a turnaround for Williams, who was a reserve when Rudman won silver in Turin four years ago and was used a BBC commentator for the event.
To read the full story and reactions from GB’s new Olympic Champion, visit the BBC website.
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