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On this day in 2010: Amy Williams wins skeleton gold at Winter Olympics

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Amy Williams tamed the notorious Whistler track to claim skeleton gold and become Great Britain’s first individual Winter Olympic champion in 30 years.

On a course blighted by the previous week’s death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, the 27-year-old Williams steered four near-perfect runs to claim victory by over half a second.

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