Winter Olympics 2018: Who is Dom Parsons? How did he win bronze in Pyeongchang?
DOM PARSONS became the first Brit to win a 2018 Winter Olympics medal in Pyeongchang earlier today, but who is he and how did it all unfold?
Dom Parsons wins Britain's first Olympics medal with skeleton bronze
Parsons also ended a 70-year wait for a Brit to win a medal in the men’s Skeleton.
The Londoner became the first male to claim such an honour since 1948 when he beat Latvian Martins Durkurs by a few hundredths of a second.
South Korea's Yun Sungbin claimed gold by a massive 1.63 seconds, while Nikita Tregubov won silver for the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
Sun-bin’s achievement also made him the first athlete from outside of Europe and North America to win a sliding medal at the Olympics.
Who is Dom Parsons?
Parsons was completely unknown prior to the competition in Pyeongchang.
The 30-year-old, born in London, was competing in his second olympic games.
The skeleton racer came 10th at the 2014 games in Sochi.
But he defied all the odds to put Briton back on the skeletal map with a third-place finish in South Korea.
How did he win bronze?
Parsons was third heading into the final heat and only a few hundredths-of-a-second separated fourth from second.
But with two races to go, his fate was out of his own hands.
Fortunately for the Brit, the usually-reliable Latvian Martins Durkurs made a monumental error early on and flashed over the line with a fractionally slower time.
What has the reaction been like?
Parsons told the BBC: "It hasn't really sunk in yet. I thought I'd lost it after that fourth run, it felt like it'd had gone. But Martins Dukurs has made some more mistakes and he's the last person I'd expect that from
"It's been great, all the work we've put in has paid off.
"Most people haven't had many runs on this track, even the Koreans. My coach has also drummed in the importance of track walks. At World Cups, most days after training I'd be walking down the track again."
Can Britain win more medals?
Brit Lizzy Yarnold is among the favourites to win the women’s skeleton race with heats one and two getting underway later this morning.
Yarnold is will take to the track at roughly 11.20am GMT.