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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 : Skeleton may slightly trail luge and bobsleigh in the sliding sport speed rankings but with its athletes' heads skimming only centimetres from a tunnel of ice, it creates a mix of fear and exhilaration that becomes an instant drug for many.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 : British officials have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a ban on a new helmet design for skeleton athletes that the sport's governing body has ruled illegal.
BATH, England, Jan 22 : Britain has targeted a record five medals at next month's Winter Olympics and on Thursday they named their sliding team that is likely to make a major contribution to the haul.
The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain on Friday.
Britain's Matt Weston had everyone racing for second place at the men's skeleton world championships, after capping a dominant performance Friday by leaving no doubt that he'll head into next season as the favourite for Olympic gold.
Britain's Matt Weston rocketed to historic World Cup overall silver with his fifth gold of the season in Innsbruck. The 25-year-old slid to victory in a time of 1:40.39 to equal double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold for the most medals won by a British athlete in a single season at seven.
Olympic champion Amy Williams believes Britain's surprise slide down the skeleton rankings is only temporary.
Kristan Bromley has refused to rule out a return to the British skeleton fold as the team counts the cost of a calamitous series of performances at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.