Meanwhile, British reigning world champions Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke had a mixed training session ahead of the women's two-man bobsleigh event, which starts on Wednesday (0100 GMT).

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British bobsleigh was certainly buoyed by Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke's amazing feat at the 2009 World Championships, when they came away with the title, the first British success since 1965.

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Gillian Cooke arrived at the Games with Nicola Minichiello as world champions in the two-woman bobsleigh, but their form had dropped and they sat in 10th after two runs and crashed in their third.

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