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Olympic skeleton bronze medallist Deas retires

Former Winter Olympics skeleton bronze medallist Laura Deas has announced her retirement from the sport.

The 36-year-old Wrexham-born competitor's career highlight came at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in South Korea when she finished third, sharing the podium with gold medallist and good friend Lizzy Yarnold.

That was the first time a British duo had mounted the same podium at a Winter Games.

Deas finished 19th at her next Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Games and missed the 2023-24 season after becoming pregnant.

Deas had returned to training following the birth of her daughter, but having not raced since the end of the 2022-23 campaign, has now decided to quit competing.