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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Mark Staniforth

Great Britain skeleton hopes hit by potential helmet ban before Winter Olympics

World champion Matt Weston has had a superb season (Robert Michael via DPA/PA) - (PA Wire)

Great Britain’s hopes of winning multiple skeleton medals at the Winter Olympics have been hit by a potential helmet ban just days before the start of competition in Milan and Cortina.

The British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) to outlaw the team’s new helmets, that they were set to unveil for the Games.

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