"Super Sunday? More like Golden Sunday. From the sunlit snowboard slopes to the floodlit ice track, Great Britain delivered a one-two punch that will live long in Winter Olympic folklore. In the space of a few hours, two British duos Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale, then Tabitha Stoecker and Matt Weston turned near-misses and nerves into history-making golds. Bankes and Nightingale stunned the field to win the mixed team snowboard cross, capturing the first gold medal on snow in the nation's 102-year history."
"Under a clear sky, Nightingale delivered a composed first leg to keep Britain in contention. They were second after the men's run in the four-team final close, but not yet in control. Then Bankes dropped in and overtook France's Lea Casta in a decisive move that flipped silver into gold. She was outwardly cool, calm and collected after she crossed the finish line. Nightingale launched straight into the crowd of GB fans to celebrate victory."
Great Britain achieved two historic Olympic gold medals in a single day, winning the mixed team snowboard cross and the skeleton mixed team. Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale, seeded 13th, overcame modest individual results to win the snowboard cross after Nightingale delivered a composed first run and Bankes overtook France's Lea Casta in a decisive final move. The victory marked the nation's first gold on snow in 102 years. Later, Tabitha Stoecker and Matt Weston climbed to the top of the podium as the first Olympic champions in the skeleton mixed team event, with Stoecker leading off and prompting initial scoreboard concern.
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