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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Alex Spink

Lizzy Yarnold hails Matt Weston's skeleton world title triumph as near perfect

Matt Weston set his sights on unfinished Olympic business after becoming skeleton world champion in St Moritz.

A week after powering to the European title Weston outclassed his rivals to win by 1.79 seconds - the biggest margin for 11 years at the spiritual home of sliding.

Double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold hailed the 25-year old’s performance as “breathtaking” and “almost faultless”.

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