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Lizzy Yarnold secures bronze at Skeleton World Championships after year out

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 15:  Gold medalist Lizzy Yarnold of Great Britain celebrates on the podium  during the medal ceremony for the Women's Skelton on d
Image: Lizzy Yarnol, seen here with her Olympic gold medal, won bronze in Germany

Lizzy Yarnold capped her comeback from a year out by winning a bronze medal at the Skeleton World Championships in Germany.

The 28-year-old Olympic champion moved up from fourth place overnight to finish third behind Germans Jacqueline Lolling and Tina Hermann.

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Yarnold, who had opted to miss last season in the wake of her triumph in Sochi, is focused on retaining her Olympic crown in South Korea next year.

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Yarnold's Great Britain team-mate Laura Deas finished 10th in a race reduced to three runs due to bad weather which aborted the scheduled second run on Friday night.

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