LAURA DEAS and Lizzy Yarnold have made history for Great Britain becoming the first teammates to be on the podium together at the Winter Olympics.
In the women’s skeleton race in PyeongChang Deas won the bronze medal and Yarnold defended her gold medal.
The result sees Team GB pick up their highest ever medal tally in a single Winter Olympic day after Izzy Atkin took home the bronze medal in the ladie’s skislope – Britain’s first ski medal in history.
Who is Laura Deas?
THE 29-year-old is a British skeleton racer who has just won bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Deas started competing in skeleton in 2009 through the “Girls4Gold” talent programme.
She was chosen for the Great Britain team a year later.
Most read in sport
What else has she won?
SHE won her first Euope Cup racr in Winterberg in 2010 – only her fifth international race.
Deas made her World Cup debut in the 2014-15 season in which she claimed two medals.
In the run-up to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, she finished seventh in the World Cup.
What other sports does Deas play?
DEAS no longer plays other sports, concentrating on skeleton.
Before she turned to winter sports she used to play hockey – representing North Wales.
The 29-year-old also competed internationally in equestrian eventing.
Leave a comment