体坛英语资讯：Britains biggest Winter Olympic squad set to make history
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 30-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="PyeongChang">PyeongChang</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>. <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="GB">GB</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1924 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 22 <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1924, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="BOA">BOA</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="its">its</span> 59-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>.</p><p><span word="BOA">BOA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Lizzy">Lizzy</span> <span word="Yarnold">Yarnold</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="Yarnold">Yarnold</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="heptathlete">heptathlete</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sabbatical">sabbatical</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="reinvigorated">reinvigorated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="Muirhead">Muirhead</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013. <span word="Muirhead">Muirhead</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Champion">Champion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Curling">Curling</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011. <span word="The">The</span> 27-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Scot">Scot</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Sloan">Sloan</span>, <span word="Vicki">Vicki</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lauren">Lauren</span> <span word="Gray">Gray</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Muirhead">Muirhead</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="compatriots">compatriots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span> 2002 - <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p>
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