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Olympic bobsleigh ace Sandro Michel required surgery after being rushed to hospital following a crash while preparing for a World Cup meeting with the Bristish team pulling out in the aftermath

Kristan Bromley, Britain's last male world skeleton champion, hails performance of 25-year old who leads by more than a second at halfway point in St Moritz

“We’ve done something no British team has ever done before and that feels pretty special. It’s an amazing feeling, probably the highlight of all of our careers"

“It was a lot harder after winning last week as there was added pressure. Keeping your nerves stable is already difficult enough when you’re about to run as fast as you can off an icy hill!"

"So much of Skeleton is mental, you need a certain amount of inner bravado to continually throw yourself down the run. My confidence took such a hit that I genuinely didn’t know if I was any good at the sport any more"

“Bobsleigh’s not always had the most positive press because there’s been loads of problems. But there’s also been c**p results. I really believe we will be world champions in three weeks"