Winter Olympics 2010: Amy Williams tearful as she is presented with gold medal

By Telegraph staff and agencies Published: 10:23AM GMT twenty-one February 2010

A prolonged time coming: Amy Williams is the initial Briton to mount on the lectern given the Salt Lake City Games 2002 Photo: EPA

The twenty-seven year-old from Bath surfaced the lectern after her structure of the body incline bullion award finished the UK"s 30-year wait for for a piece for one person Winter Olympics gold.

Williams hold at the back of tears as the Union Jack was lifted over a Winter Olympics lectern for the initial time given Rhona Martin"s curling group claimed bullion at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002.

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But she certified she had strew tears progressing in the day when she paused her uninterrupted turn of media interviews to perspective internet footage of her hermit and identical tiwn sister entertaining her home on radio in her internal beer hall in Bath.

Williams said: "I"m going to have a sip of champagne tonight but I"m going to save the celebration for when I get home. I did have tears when I saw the scenes at my internal pub. It unequivocally choked me up."

Williams insisted the experience of being awarded her award in such a open approach had frightened her and her dual German rivals who bagged china and bronze far some-more than throwing themselves head-first down a 90-mph ice track.

Williams added: "All 3 of us were only jolt prior to going on. To have the award right away is only incredible. I didn"t think I would get a award - I was only anticipating to do improved than my precision runs.

"I"ve been in a burble given I won and it feels similar to it"s got thicker. It feels a small bit some-more genuine right away that I"m holding the medal. I"ve had a summary of congratulations from the Prime Minister and the total thing is amazing."

Williams combined that she hoped her feat would go far in assisting lift the sport"s form around the world.

Once referred to as "sliding down a lane head-first on a tea tray", Williams believes structure of the body should no longer live in the shade of luge and bobsleigh.

"It used to be irritating carrying to report what the competition was when people asked me what I did," she said. "It"s good that the competition is removing up there. To get structure of the body on the same turn as Alpine skiing would be great.

"I even used to make use of the tea tray outline but hopefully right away people will begin to realize what it is.

"In Germany all shifting sports are critical but may be luge and bobsleigh get a small some-more attention. But they took china and bronze at the back of me so they are observation it as next to now."