Britain won the first Olympic mixed skeleton title with Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker taking gold in Milan Cortina.

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Janine Flock finished the job, and a gold medal finally sways from her neck. The Austrian slider who came into these Milan Cortina Games winless in 16 all-time appearances at either the Olympics or the world championships got the biggest win of her long and legendary career on Saturday night.

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Matt Weston landed gold alongside Tabby Stoecker to become double Olympic champion; he picked up his first gold in the mens skeleton before making it double with Stoecker in the mixed team event; West

The first-ever skeleton mixed team event had a surprising performance from the Americans. Here's how they did. (AP Photo)

When Matt Weston woke up in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo on Saturday morning, the first thing he did was check the drawer beside his bed. “I was like, ‘Still there? A dream?’ I had a little look and made sure.

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Even though it still sometimes feels like an out-of-body experience for Dan Barefoot to be an Olympian living in the Olympic village, wearing Team USA special Olympic athlete gear, and walking in the Olympic Opening Ceremony,

Supporters packed The Crab Barn early Friday morning for a watch party cheering on Olympic skeleton athlete Mystique Ro as she competed on the world stage.