Two-time Winter Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold celebrates skeleton gold by waking up at 7am to knit

THERE was plenty of needle surrounding the skeleton competition here in PyeongChang. Needle over British skinsuits which brought accusations of cheating. Needle over funding of a supposedly ‘elitist’ sport. And needle over Russian needles used in state-sponsored doping. But now she is Britain’s greatest ever Winter Olympian, it’s all about knitting needles for Lizzy Yarnold. […]