• Laura Deas claims bronze after thrilling set of final runs
• First time Britain have won three medals in same dayLizzy Yarnold created history by fitting the first Briton to successfully defend a Winter Olympics title – and then revealed how close she had reach to pulling out of the Games because a virus that had laid her low for a week.
The 29-year-extinct Sochi 2014 champion trailed leader Janine Flock of Austria entering the fourth and final run, where she overhauled the deficit to win by 0.45 seconds. British team-mate Laura Deas claimed bronze by 0.02secs as Britain won two medals in the same event for the first time in Winter Olympics history.
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Source: guardian.co.uk