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Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston picked up Team GB’s second gold medal of a super Sunday at the Winter Olympics in the mixed team skeleton event.
In an stunning run, Weston – who won his second gold of the Games – overturned a 0.30 second deficit after he and Stoecker were languishing in fourth place.
His time of 58.59 seconds was a track record and ensured the pair, who were ranked as top seeds for the event, won by 0.17 seconds.
They edged out their German rivals Susanne Kehrer and Axel Jungk, who took silver – and Jacqueline Pfeifer and Christopher Grotheer, who won bronze.
Speaking on the BBC’s coverage of the event after Weston’s exploits, two-time Olympic bobsledder John Jackson said: ‘That was absolutely immaculate!
‘He has been the cream of the crop of anybody on this track.
Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston took gold in the mixed team skeleton at the Winter Olympics
It was Weston’s (right) second gold of the Games and a record third gold medal for Team GB
Weston overturned a 0.30 second deficit in incredible fashion to triumph with Stoecker
‘This is history. This is the first time GB have won three gold medals at a winter games.
‘He just keeps raising the bar to new standards, and that was absolutely nail-biting stuff when Tabby didn’t quite give the run she wanted to give him a chance.
‘Matt Weston absolutely destroyed the field, and a lot of that was done in the first 50 metres.
‘He is the first Brit to win two gold medals. What an amazing achievement.’
Their victory ensured Team GB won three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics for the first time after Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale triumphed in the snowboard cross mixed team earlier on Sunday.
Weston also won gold in the men’s skeleton event on Friday.
It was also the first time that Team GB have won two gold medals on the same day at a Games.
Elsewhere, Freya Tarbit and Marcus Wyatt narrowly missed out on bronze for Team GB by an agonising 0.01 seconds.
Their stunning victory by 0.17 seconds sparked wild scenes at the Cortina Sliding Centre
They edged out their German rivals Susanne Kehrer and Axel Jungk (left), who took silver – and Jacqueline Pfeifer and Christopher Grotheer (right), who took bronze
Speaking after his triumph, Weston said: ‘Luckily I felt like I knew what I needed to do.
‘It’s all a bit of a whirlwind, I took confidence from the individual event and in my head I had to be quite boring and just get the job done.’
The mixed team skeleton event was making its debut at Milan-Cortina and it saw the sliders hurtle down the track one after the other, with 15 pairs competing.
Weston and Stoecker were the final pairing to run, which only added to the tension before their remarkable triumph capped a memorable day for the Brits in Italy.
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