Winter Olympics: Luckless Britons suffer short track speed skating heartbreak

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Ten days of isolation, when I couldn’t get on the ice, is not ideal when you’ve got a Games coming up.” Farrell had moved to Salt Lake City in Utah to make his final preparations with the US team, working with their respected head coach Stephen Gough. open image in gallery Thomson reacts to her early crash in Beijing “I don’t think I made 15 seconds before I hit the ice, that’s really frustrating as I was looking forward to that race,” she said. “I was hoping to build on my events through the Games but I’ve still got two really good opportunities to see what I can do.” Niall insists he will learn from the mistakes of his first race on the world stage and is already thinking of four year’s time in Milano Cortina. The 21-year-old, whose career on the ice is financially supported by Entain – owner of Ladbrokes and Coral – and SportsAid, said: “Going onto the ice and knowing that I’d become an Olympian is a dream that I’ve had ever since I started short track.