Fear and Gibson suffer nightmare on ice as GB Winter Olympic medal drought goes on
British pair finish seventh after stumble in free dance
Gold goes to France’s Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron
Lewis Gibson did his best to smile, but the pained pinch on his partner Lilah Fear’s face as they twirled around the Milan Ice Skating Arena gave the game away. The Team GB pair had dreamed of becoming the first British Olympic skating medallists since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean back in 1992. Instead they endured a nightmare on ice.
Their chances went barely a minute into their free dance routine. The crowd had just started to boisterously clap along to the Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), when Fear stumbled and lost her balance through the twizzle sequence. Continue reading...
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