Olympics-Australia hails record Winter Games medal haul after surprise skeleton success


2022 Beijing Olympics - Victory Ceremony - Skeleton - Women - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 12, 2022. Jaclyn Narracott of Australia celebrates on the podium with her silver medal. REUTERS/Edgar Su

(Reuters) - Australia's Olympic delegation bathed in pride on Sunday as the country hailed a record Winter Games medal haul for their team and an unlikely hero in skeleton racer Jackie Narracott.

Narracott's surprise silver in women's skeleton on Saturday pushed Australia to a record fourth medal in Beijing, following gold for freestyle skier Jakara Anthony, snowboarder Scotty James' silver and bronze for women's snowboarder Tess Coady.

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