Lizzy Yarnold in third after two runs in Pyeongchang

Lizzy Yarnold is in the bronze medal position after two runs of the women’s skeleton in Pyeongchang, while Laura Deas is fourth.

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World champion Jacqueline Loelling leads after two runs with a time of 1:43.86.

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Yarnold, 29, broke the course record to lead after the first run but, with a cumulative time of 1:43.96, had to settle for third spot going into tomorrow’s third and fourth runs.

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Janine Flock of Austria sits between Yarnold and Loelling with a time of 1:43.88.

Team GB’s Deas put herself firmly in contention for a medal after she improved from sixth to fourth and is now just 0.17 seconds behind defending Olympic champion Yarnold.

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