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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T18:44:57.000Z",
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    "Team GB enjoy spectacular snowboard success as historic gold medal won at Winter Olympics",
    "Jutta Leerdam misses out on gold medal to teammate as Jake Paul issues personal message to fiancée",
    "Team GB star handed punishment after medal hopes crushed following collision with Chinese skater",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nMatt Weston has etched their name into British sporting history by becoming the first athlete from Britain to secure two gold medals at a single Winter Olympics.\n\nNever before had Team GB claimed two gold medals on a single day at a Winter Olympics, also creating a historic moment at the games\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe victory, secured alongside Tabby Stoecker in the skeleton mixed team, came on the same day as the mixed team snowboard gold.\n\nThis remarkable Sunday brought Britain's gold medal tally to three at these Games.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThat tally represents the highest number of gold medals the nation has ever achieved at a single Winter Olympics.\n\nWeston won his first on Friday evening at the Cortina Sliding Centre, while Stoecker finished in fifth in the women's event on Saturday.\n\nAs a team, they were sitting in second place behind Germany before Weston secured the victory by 0.17 seconds.\n\nFellow Britons Marcus Wyatt and Freya Tarbit were pushed into fourth place by the second German team.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the triumph, Weston said: \"Luckily, I felt like I knew what I needed to do.\n\n\"I took a load of confidence from the individual event and I almost had to 'be boring' to get the job done and do it again.\"\n\nStoecker added: \"I can't believe it.\n\n\"It's a team effort and when Matt came down and we were in the green, I was just in shock.\"\n\n### LATEST SPORT NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Team GB enjoy spectacular snowboard success as historic gold medal won at Winter Olympics\n  * Jutta Leerdam misses out on gold medal to teammate as Jake Paul issues personal message to fiancée\n  * Team GB star handed punishment after medal hopes crushed following collision with Chinese skater\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was the first time a mixed event had been included in the Winter Olympic Games.\n\nIt sees sliders hurtle down the track one after the other, with five red lights going out, prompting them to set off.\n\nHeavy penalties or disqualification can be imposed on a team that pushes off before the lights go out.\n\nWeston and Stoecker watched 14 other pairs compete.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEarlier today, Team GB won their second gold medal of the Winter Olympics, with Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale securing glory in mixed team snowboard cross.\n\nNightingale originally crossed the line in second place in the men's part of the competition, leaving Bankes well-poised to secure gold.\n\nAnd she managed to do exactly that, finishing ahead of Italy's Michela Moioli to spark the wild celebrations out in the cold.\n\nTeam GB now have three golds for the Winter Olympics this month.\n\nThough they've historically struggled at the Games, the success they're enjoying in Italy will spark hopes of more glory ahead.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFellow Britons Wyatt and Tarbit, who were just edged into fourth place, paid tribute to their fellow Team GB athletes.\n\nWyatt said: \"It’s incredible, he’s a hell of a skeleton athlete and he’s now tied Lizzy (Yarnold, dual women’s skeleton champion) for I think most decorated Winter Olympian from GB, so it’s not a bad day.\"\n\nTarbit added: \"I mean, obviously, it’s such conflicting feelings.\n\n\"We’re so so happy for Matt and Tabby to do well and we’ve seen some of our closest friends just win gold, so on the one hand we’re absolutely buzzing for them but on the other hand it’s obviously gutting to miss out on a medal.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Team GB make history with most gold medals at Winter Olympic games after skeleton mixed team triumph"
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