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Winter olympian visits pupils

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Vicky Angear

Published: 8:00 AM March 14, 2014    Updated: 8:56 PM October 27, 2020
Winter Olympic competitor Katharine Eustace teaching children at Flax Bourton Primary School about t

Winter Olympic competitor Katharine Eustace teaching children at Flax Bourton Primary School about the skeleton event. - Credit: Archant

A MEMBER of the New Zealand skeleton team at the Sochi Winter Olympics visited pupils at the school to talk about her experiences.

Katharine Eustace used to attend the school at the same time as some of the pupils’ parents. The sports star led a special assembly to talk about competing in the Olympics and let children try out her skeleton board.

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