Beijing Olympics 2022 - Slider Brogan Crowley to call on Usain Bolt's Beijing heroics at Winter

Brogan Crowley hopes to call on the greatest sporting moments of Olympic past as she heads to Beijing 2022 in search of more skeleton silverware. The 27-year-old from Oldham has been officially selected to represent Team GB in the women's skeleton and will be part of history as the Chinese capital becomes the first city to host the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Ad/> And for the former heptathlete, Usain Bolt's golden 100m success at Beijing 2008 is an abiding memory of the last Games to be held in the city. Beijing 2022Skeleton star Weston taking inspiration from past Team GB success3 HOURS AGO «I don't remember a lot of 2008,» said Crowley, who is one of over 1,000 athletes who are able to train full-time, access the world's best coaches and benefit from pioneering technology, science and medical support thanks to vital National Lottery funding.«But the thing that I remember the most was Usain Bolt because I know that's when he came onto the scene and was just breaking records left, right and centre.

»So that's the one thing that I really remember about Beijing. I guess I was quite young at the time in school, but I remember just watching all sports and Usain Bolt was the standout for me." Crowley is the living legacy of Great Britain's skeleton success, having taken up the sport after Lizzy Yarnold's triumph in 2014.Team GB's women have won a skeleton medal at every Olympics since the discipline was reintroduced in 2002, including Olympic champions Amy Williams and Yarnold.