Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics February, having finished 19th overall in the medal table, and 14th out of European countries, head of Team GB Andy Hunt said that despite not reaching UK Sport's target the team "have achieved what we set out to do" by bettering their performance in the 2006 Games. This was in reference to Amy Williams' gold in the women's skeleton, which was the sole medal won by the team. Steve Redgrave, vice-president of the BOA, added "I don't think there is a sense of disappointmentI think there is a sense of celebration of winning that gold medal. I would take one
Amy Williams nonetheless enjoyed it and began training in skeleton. At her first major event, the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid, she won a silver medal. Williams was unable to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, as Great Britain was only allowed to enter a single skeleton athlete in that year's competition, a spot won by Shelley Rudman, who went on to win the silver medal. Four years later, she qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where her country was allowed to send two skeleton athletes. At the 2010 Games, Williams won the