Matt Weston wins first gold medal for Team GB after excellent skeleton run to make history
Matt Weston roared with glee after claiming Team GB’s first Winter Olympics medal this year – claiming gold following a sensational skeleton run.
It has been a tough time for Team GB this year at the Winter Olympics, missing out on curling and big air medals with tears along the way.
Weston had been one of the favourites to win a medal this year and had tough competition from the Germans in reigning champion Christopher Grotheer and Axel Jungk.
But Weston registered a time of 3:43.33 after a phenomenal last run that saw him finish in 55.61 seconds.
Matt Weston won Team GB their first-ever gold medal in skeleton
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It saw the 28-year-old finish 0.88 seconds faster than second-placed Jungk.
And by doing so, Weston made Olympics history for Team GB by becoming the first male to win a gold medal in skeleton.
