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WINTER SPORTS
13 is the lucky number

for RAF men’s skeleton

THE SERVICE’S ice sports stars title for the second year in a row. Incredible title run for Service sliders
achieved a mixed bag of results at Bobsleigh team manager Flt Lt
the Inter-Service championships Stephen Preston said: “Although
in Königssee, Germany. we lost out on the coveted team the competition went down to the Chelsea Ainsley battled superbly to
The bobsleigh fraternity – trophies this season it is important wire. In the men’s and women’s To come here take the individual title, producing
fielding a lot of novices – lost both to remember that we are in the events it was Jamaican bobsleigh “ the only sub-57 second run from
with a novice team
their crowns to the Royal Navy in process of building a team for the star L/Cpl Shanwayne Stephens and any of the sliders in all three
the narrowest of fashion. While the future.To come here with such a Cpl Mel Benfield respectively, who and go away with services.
men’s skeleton team powered on to novice team and come away with produced the closest battles. first and second in The RAF women took team
victory for a 13th year. first and second in the individual Benfield took individual gold by silver behind the Army, while
The female luge stars saw Cpl events and two silvers in the teams, more than 1.60 secs, while Stephens the individuals and the men saw individual gold for
Sophie Ellis produce silver in the I couldn’t be prouder of the team.” posted the fastest time on day two, two team silvers, I’m SAC Benji Fulker and silver for
individual, with SAC(T) Luke Despite the newlook bobsleigh but finished an agonising 0.07 short Fg Off David Swift, helping the
Farrar storming to gold in the team, which saw them field four – behind RN S/Sgt John Jackson. very proud team secure gold once again for an
men’s, ensuring they took the team novice pilots in seven of their sleds, In the women’s skeleton SAC ” Flt Lt Stephen Preston amazing 13th year.

Champs are a big hit
MARTIAL ARTS

Players

pack a
punch at
Cranwell:

p31 TAEKWONDO:
Athletes let rip
PHOTO: GORDON ELIAS

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