Team GB's Dominic Parsons has gone from World No. 12 to Gold Medal contender in Pyeongchang. GETTY IMAGES
Britain's deployment of a "game-changing skinsuit" in the skeleton has drawn formal protests from Winter Olympic rival nations, according to Riath Al-Samarrai of the London DAILY MAIL. The aerodynamic suits are said to have "played a significant part in the exceptional results in training," with either Lizzy Yarnold or Laura Deas going fastest in three of the four women's practice runs and Dominic Parsons twice clocking the quickest in the four men's sessions. It is Parsons' times in particular that have "caught the eye," because he has elevated himself from world No. 12 to a Gold Medal contender this week. Multiple nations have "queried the legality of the suits" with skeleton organizers, and Team GB's lawyer has been involved in discussions with the rules commission "at least twice." The suit, which is a "continuation of the technology used by British Cycling" in each of the past three Olympics, features drag-resistant ridges that "sharply improve its aerodynamics" (DAILY MAIL, 2/13).
