On This Day in 2014: Lizzy Yarnold wins Winter Olympic gold in Sochi
Lizzie Yarnold won Winter Olympic Gold in Sochi (David Davies/PA)
Lizzy Yarnold shone in Sochi as she blitzed her rivals by almost a second to claim Winter Olympic gold for Great Britain on this day in 2014.
A day that had started with a trip to the top of a nearby mountain and a diet of British TV dramas ended with a 0.97 seconds victory margin over her closest rival Noelle Pikus-Pace and handing a Valentine’s card to her boyfriend, sled designer James Roche, at the finish line.