{"id":198,"date":"2026-03-31T07:29:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:29:37","slug":"team-gb-gold-medallist-holds-back-tears-live-on-bbc-at-winter-olympics-im-in-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Team GB gold medallist holds back tears live on BBC at Winter Olympics &#8211; \u2018I\u2019m in shock\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_548649\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Tabby Stoecker was understandably emotional after winning gold with Matt Weston in the skeleton mixed team event at the Winter Olympics, wiping her eye multiple times as she spoke to the BBC<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">22:19, 15 Feb 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 07:18, 16 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36726897\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tabby Stoecker wipes her right eye\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726897.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_bbc-skeleton.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726897.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_bbc-skeleton.png 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726897.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_bbc-skeleton.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726897.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_bbc-skeleton.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Tabby Stoecker spent the BBC interview wiping away at her right eye\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tabby Stoecker spent the BBC interview wiping away at her right eye<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tabby Stoecker was understandably overcome with emotion after claiming a gold medal at her first Winter Olympics in the skeleton mixed team event alongside men&#8217;s individual champion Matt Weston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The duo bettered the silver medals they secured at the previous two World Championships, posting a track record of 1:59.36 after Weston overturned a 0.30-second deficit from Stoecker&#8217;s run to triumph by 0.17 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Weston maintained his form from Friday evening to become a double Olympic champion this weekend. That is an achievement that only two-time women&#8217;s skeleton victor Lizzy Yarnold has previously accomplished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The achievement crowned a Super Sunday for Team GB following Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale&#8217;s win in the snowboard cross mixed team final \u2013 Britain&#8217;s first gold on the snow as opposed to ice. Team GB had never won multiple gold medals at any past Winter Olympics, let alone two on the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile, the result marked a first major world-level victory for Stoecker. She entered British Skeleton via a talent identification programme called Discover Your Gold, and has done precisely that seven years on.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_09d958\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Canada curling team accused of cheating again at Winter Olympics as drama continues<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_09d958\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale make Winter Olympics history for Team GB<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking to the BBC ahead of their medal ceremony, the 25-year-old wiped her right eye repeatedly, such was the emotion in that moment. She said: &#8220;Thanks (Matt). I can&#8217;t believe it. No, like, it&#8217;s a team effort, right? When Matt came down and we were in the green&#8230; I think I&#8217;m in shock!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Weston added: &#8220;Luckily, I felt like I kind of knew what I needed to do. Yesterday &#8211; not yesterday, the day before, it&#8217;s all a bit of a whirlwind &#8211; when I had the individual event, I kind of took a load of confidence from that, and I just had to almost in my head be boring and get the job done. We&#8217;ve done it again!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36726892\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36726892\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston celebrate their win\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726892.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Tabby-Stoecker-and-Matt-Weston-celebrate-their-win.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726892.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Tabby-Stoecker-and-Matt-Weston-celebrate-their-win.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726892.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Tabby-Stoecker-and-Matt-Weston-celebrate-their-win.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36726892.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Tabby-Stoecker-and-Matt-Weston-celebrate-their-win.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston made it a Super Sunday for Team GB\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston made it a Super Sunday for Team GB<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Ensure our latest sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Click here to activate<\/a> or add us asa Preferred Source in your Google search settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After collecting their medals, Stoecker said: &#8220;Being on the podium was everything that you dream of, but you&#8217;re not sure is going to happen. This morning, I woke up trying to stay present and make it better than yesterday. For this outcome, I am so, so happy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our team is like family, and everybody has got each other&#8217;s back. To do this event with the five people representing GB in skeleton has made it so special. 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