Olympian to give Women’s Day online lecture

Lizzy Yarnold - the most successful British Winter Olympian of all time - will deliver a lecture as part of a series of free events to mark International Women’s Day.

Lizzy, pictured, who lives in Bath, and often trains at the University of

Bath campus, is the first British athlete to defend a Winter Olympic title.

She took home the gold medal in the high-speed event of skeleton, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2014, as well as winning in Sochi four years prior.

Her online public talk will provide insight into competing at an elite level, as well as see Lizzy reflect on her journey as a female athlete and discuss the challenges she encountered during her career.

She will also answer questions, which can be sent in advance via community@aru.ac.uk or be posted online on the night.

Lizzy, who retired from the sport in 2018, said: “I am delighted to be the 11th speaker in the Excellence in Sport Lecture Series at Anglia Ruskin University.

“Having been a student of sport and exercise science myself [at the University of Gloucestershire] I’m excited to be able to speak directly to students, and the wider community, about my daily failures and successes which helped guide me along the way to two Winter Olympic gold medals.”

The free event on Monday, March 8 at 7pm is supported by Living Sport.

For tickets, visit https://www. eventbrite.co.uk/e/excellence-insport-lecture-with-lizzy-yarnoldobe-tickets-140835706389?aff=ebd soporgprofile