| Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup |
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| Venue: Lake Placid, USA Dates: 5-10 November |
| Coverage: Watch live across the BBC Red Button Connected TV, the BBC Sport website and mobile app. |
Britain's Lizzy Yarnold won a bronze medal in the opening race of the new Skeleton World Cup season in Lake Placid, USA.
The reigning Olympic champion moved up from fifth place after winner Janine Flock of Austria.
Fellow Briton Laura Deas was fifth, a further 0.23s behind Yarnold.
Yarnold, 29, will bid to become the first Briton to retain a Winter Olympic title in Pyeongchang in February.
There are seven more World Cup races before the Winter Olympics
Yarnold, who took time away from the sport after wining gold in Sochi, was diagnosed with a vestibular disorder affecting the inner ear in September, causing dizzy spells
She made history in 2015 by becoming the first British slider, and only the second woman ever, to hold the Olympic, world and European titles at the same time.
