Winter Olympics: Lizzy Yarnold wins gold, Laura Deas takes bronze

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Lizzy Yarnold has won Team GB's first gold medal of the Winter Olympics.

She won the skeleton, and defended her Olympic title from four years ago.

Teammate Laura Deas claimed bronze in the same race.

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Earlier, Izzy Atkin has won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle - bringing home Team GB's second medal at the Winter Olympics.

Nineteen-year-old Izzy scored 84.60 on her final run to claim the first British Winter Olympic medal on skis.

"I'm speechless and stoked to win the bronze," Atkin said.

Her success comes a day after Dom Parsons won bronze in the men's skeleton.

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Dom Parsons (right) is Great Britain's first men's skeleton medal winner for 70 years