sport news Winter Olympics: What happened to Great Britain's five medallists from 2018?

sport news Winter Olympics: What happened to Great Britain's five medallists from 2018?
sport news Winter Olympics: What happened to Great Britain's five medallists from 2018?

The major sporting events continue to roll around and that rings true with the start of the Winter Olympics.

The 2022 edition takes place in Beijing, China across February 4-20.

Four years ago it was held in in Pyeongchang, South Korea where Great Britain won five medals, one gold and four bronze.

It was a record-breaking performance by Great Britain but what happened to those medallists? Sportsmail takes a look...

LIZZY YARNOLD (Women's Skeleton, gold) 

Let's begin with the golden girl of Great Britain four years ago, Lizzy Yarnold.

She became GB's most successful Winter Olympian when she successfully defended her gold medal in the women's skeleton - having won the event in 2014 too.

Battling injuries and vestibular disorder, which causes disorientation, Yarnold overcame those to claim gold on her fourth and final run around the PyeongChang track.

The following months after her success saw Yarnold forced to retire due to her injuries. She has since had knee and spinal surgeries.

Since retirement the 33-year-old is a mother of two with her husband James Roche, having had her second daughter last summer.

Yarnold will be on BBC screens during the Winter Olympics keeping viewers up to date with all things luge, bobsleigh and skeleton.

Lizzie Yarnold won her second women's skeleton gold title in 2018 and is since a mum of two

LAURA DEAS (Women's Skeleton, bronze)

There were two Brits standing on the podium in the women's skeleton four years ago with Laura Deas finishing third behind Yarnold and Germany's Jacqueline Lolling.

In doing so she became the first Welsh woman to win a Winter Olympic medal. In addition, Yarnold and Deas were the first British athletes to win medals in the same event at a Winter games.

Deas, 33, will be hoping to fare even better in South Korea as she looks to be on the top of the podium at this year's event.

Laura Deas won skeleton bronze in 2018 and will be hoping to fair better in Beijing next month

Laura Deas won skeleton bronze in

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