Yahoo Sports · Apr 28, 2025
Olympic skeleton bronze medallist Deas retires
Image caption, Laura Deas shone at equestrian events, led Wales in tetrathlon and played hockey and netball before successfully making the transition to the skeleton.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.