FIVE members of the Nottingham-based national speed skating squad have been confirmed for Team GB for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, in February.
They are former world champion and current Post sportswoman of the year Elise Christie, Nottingham-born Jack Whelbourne, Jon Eley, Charlotte Gilmartin and Richard Shoebridge.
Stuart Horsepool, performance director and team leader of GB short track, said: "This is without doubt the strongest British team we have ever put together and a number of the selected athletes have opportunities of bringing home medals from Sochi.
"The programme over the four-year cycle has shown continual improvement on results at a world level, with more skaters winning more medals in more disciplines than ever before."
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