Olympics-No track, but British skeleton quartet aim to maintain medal streak in Beijing
By Martyn Herman
Matt Weston Sport News
No track, but British skeleton quartet aim to maintain medal streak in Beijing
For a country that does not even boast a skeleton track, Britain's record at producing Olympic medal winners in the high-speed sliding sport is phenomenal.
Beijing Olympics 2022: Skeleton star Matt Weston taking inspiration from past Team GB success
Matt Weston is determined to continue Team GB's run of scintillating skeleton success when he makes his Winter Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 next month. The 24-year-old from Crowborough heads to the Chinese capital in a British squad featuring Marcus Wyatt, Brogan Crowley and 2018 bronze medallist Laura Deas aiming to add to the 1,000-plus medals achieved by British athletes since the advent of National Lottery funding to elite sport in 1997.
Skeleton star Matt Weston taking inspiration from past Team GB success
Matt Weston is determined to continue Team GB’s run of scintillating skeleton success when he makes his Winter Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 next month. The 24-year-old from Crowborough heads to the Chinese capital in a British squad featuring Marcus Wyatt, Brogan Crowley and 2018 bronze medallist Laura Deas – aiming to add to the 1,000-plus medals achieved by British athletes since the advent of National Lottery funding to elite sport in 1997. Ad/> Britain have medalled in every Olympics since the sport was reintroduced in 2002, most notably Amy Williams’ gold in Vancouver and Lizzy Yarnold’s back-to-back titles in Sochi and PyeongChang.
Beijing 2022 - British skeleton bronze medallist Laura Deas ready to do ‘something special’ at Olympics
British skeleton bronze medallist Laura Deas says she is ready to try and do “something special” at the Beijing Winter Olympics after earning selection for a second Games. The 33-year-old former equestrian rider finished on the podium with double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold in Pyeongchang and is targeting an improved performance when the event starts in China. Ad/> Deas is one of four skeleton athletes who will be heading to the Olympics, along with debutants Brogan Crowley, Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt, who have all been competing on the top level circuit.
Beijing 2022 - Bronze medallist Laura Deas among four Team GB skeleton athletes heading to Olympics
Pyeongchang 2018 bronze medallist Laura Deas will attempt to go one or two better at the Beijing Winter Olympics after she was confirmed as one of four Team GB skeleton athletes to go to the Games. Three members of the squad will be making their debuts — Brogan Crowley, Marcus Wyatt and Matt Weston, who this season became the first British man to win a World Cup title in almost 14 years.