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5 things about Britain’s skeleton bronze medal winner Dom Parsons

Here we look at five things you might not know about Great Britain’s first medal winner of the Winter Olympics.

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1. Sliding first

Dom Parsons first slid on a skeleton track in Norway in 2007
Dom Parsons first slid on a skeleton track in Norway in 2007 (Mike Egerton/PA Images)

2. Team Bromley

He works with Kristan Bromley, the former British number one and husband of Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman. Bromley designs sleds and their components and made one specifically for Parsons to tackle the Pyeongchang track.

3. Team Blackheath and Bromley

Parsons was a 400 metres runner before he turned to skeleton at the University of Bath. His 400m best is 50.51, according to the Power of 10 website which acts as a database for British athletes.

4. Wizardry

Known as ‘The Wizard’ in skeleton circles, Parsons is combining skeleton with a PhD in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Bath. His focus is on automotive engineering, specifically in “vehicle powertrains”, or turbo-charged engines.

5. Need for speed

Formula One racer Ayrton Senna is Dom Parsons' hero
Formula One racer Ayrton Senna is Dom Parsons’ hero (David Jones/PA Images)
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