Lizzy Yarnold
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Elizabeth Anne Yarnold |
| Nickname(s) | Lizzy She-ra The Yarnold |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
31 October 1988 Sevenoaks, Kent, England |
| Residence | Bath, Somerset |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Spouse(s) | James Roche (m. 2016) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Sport | Skeleton |
| Coached by | Eric Bernotas |
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Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Yarnold MBE (born 31 October 1988) is a British skeleton racer who joined the national squad in 2010. She won the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup (only once finishing off the podium the whole season), followed by a gold in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Born in Sevenoaks, Kent, Yarnold was educated at St Michael's Preparatory School, an independent school in the village of Otford, Kent. followed by Maidstone Grammar School for Girls in the Kent county town of Maidstone, where she became Head Girl. After undertaking UCAS clearing post her A Levels, Yarnold choose to study geography and sport and exercise science at the University of Gloucestershire.
Since taking up the skelton sled, Yarnold has lived in Bath, Somerset, initially in a flat owned by former skeleton athlete and Olympic gold medallist in the 2010 Winter Olympics, Amy Williams. Yarnold is in a long-term relationship with engineer James Roche, who whilst working for McLaren Applied Technologies was co-designer for Yarnold's sled. On 1 May 2016, Yarnold and Roche wed.
Yarnold was initially a heptathlete. She was inspired to take up the sport after watching Denise Lewis at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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