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Winter Olympic medallist Laura Deas retires from skeleton

Deas won bronze for Team GB at Pyeongchang 2018 behind teammate and gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Matt Weston wins again as British skeleton completes remarkable bounceback year

Marcus Wyatt and Laura Deas bag silver medals in season finale in Latvia to banish memories of last year's Olympic horror show

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

British Skeleton stars using Olympic trauma as fuel to fire redemption mission

"So much of Skeleton is mental, you need a certain amount of inner bravado to continually throw yourself down the run. My confidence took such a hit that I genuinely didn’t know if I was any good at the sport any more"

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023

Equipment blamed for Team GB’s dismal skeleton performances

Former Olympic 2014 bronze medallist John Jackson has said the equipment is letting down the British skeleton sliders

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022

Team GB equipment slammed for lack of speed after skeleton disaster at Winter Olympics

Skeleton has delivered every British winter gold for 20 years, but former Olympic star John Jackson slammed Britain’s equipment after a disastrous display

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2022

Great Britain's Winter Olympics nightmare goes on with women's skeleton medal streak over

Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley are set to miss out on medals, ending Team GB's 20-year streak of reaching the podium in the women's skeleton at the Winter Olympics

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: GB suffer skeleton setback, latest news, medal table and results

Britain’s wait for a first Winter Olympics looks set to drag on after Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley finished well down the pecking order at the halfway point of the women’s skeleton.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: Britain’s 20-year streak of women’s skeleton medals ended by calamitous start

Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley both struggled in their first two runs in the women’s race.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Calamitous start sees Britain end its 20-year streak of women’s skeleton medals

Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley both struggled in their first two runs in the women’s race.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2022