Thirty-four years and 17 British medals have passed since ‘Eddie the Eagle’ crashed and burned in Calgary, but Laura Deas continues to revel in the hapless ski jumper’s Winter Olympic legacy.
The 33-year-old returns to the Games looking to build on the surprise bronze she claimed in Pyeongchang in 2018 and continue an unbroken run of success for British female skeleton athletes that has yielded a medal at every Games since 2002.
