Skeleton
Two men and one woman skeleton athletes traveled to Turin. Shelley Rudman was selected as the woman's sole representative; the men were Kristan Bromley and Adam Pengilly
Shelley Rudman won the silver medal in the women's event, while Bromley and Pengilly finished fifth and eighth respectively.
Athlete | Event | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
Kristan Bromley | Men's | 58.35 | 58.75 | 1:57.10 | 5 |
Adam Pengilly | Men's | 58.37 | 59.09 | 1:57.46 | 8 |
Shelley Rudman | Women's | 1:00.57 | 1:00.49 | 2:01.06 |
Read more about this topic: Great Britain At The 2006 Winter Olympics
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