Team Bath won't 'rest on laurels' after Weston win
PATeam Bath is "hugely proud" of Matt Weston after his Olympic gold triumph but will not be "resting on their laurels", the organisation's director of sport has said.
Weston made history on Friday by becoming the first British man to win Olympic gold in skeleton, securing Team GB's first medal of the Games. The 29-year-old dominated the event, setting track records on all four runs.
Stephen Baddeley, who heads Team Bath, described the achievements of the skeleton squad as "remarkable," particularly given the "limited time they're able to spend on ice tracks each year."
"Looking ahead to 2030, we've seen the women reach the podium, and now the men as well. Wouldn't it be fantastic to see both men's and women's gold medalists in 2030?" he told BBC News.
In the sport so far the women have dominated, with Team Bath's Amy Williams taking Olympic gold in 2010 and Lizzy Yarnold in 2014 and 2018.
"The skeleton programme has just been a model of high level performance over many years now, starting really in 2010 with Amy Williams getting gold", Baddeley said.
He said the team will be looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition.
"The coaches, performance directors, will always be looking at ways to build on what they've achieved, [by] working with university research departments, Formula One, to look at the technology, look at the helmets, look at the sled."
PAWeston has added the Olympic crown to his two World Championship titles and three Crystal Globes - the overall World Cup trophies.
Lizzy Yarnold described it as an "emotional moment".
"I'm finding it a sliding doors moment that I can't believe we are here.
"I was so hoping for this moment", she added.
Speaking after his win, his fiancee Alex Howard-Jones told BBC Sport: "[It feels] amazing, I don't have any words.
"I said he'd get gold and he did so we're so proud of him."
Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.
