British Success at Winter Olympics As Laying Down Events Get Under Way
2018-02-18
Great Britain at last opened its medal account at the Winter Olympics this week as the laying down events got under way. First Dom Parsons took bronze in the men’s skeleton on Friday and then Lizzy Yarnold (pictured) took gold, and Laura Deas bronze, in the corresponding women’s event on Saturday.
The Winter Olympics are following a similar pattern to the summer games in which British athletes excel in events like rowing, cycling, canoeing and showjumping where there is no requirement to get off your arse. Parsons, Yarnold and Deas are now building on that foundation by taking medals from a position reminiscent of that favoured by red and blotchy bloaters on a Magaluf sun lounger.
A spokesperson for Team GB said “It just shows that you don’t need to exert yourself or be athletic to reach the top in sport. Following these successes we’re looking for new talent carying a bit more timber for the next Olympics, as we think they’ll be able to carry a bit more momentum coming down the hill.”
