Golden boy Gottwald lifts Austrian spirits

FELIX GOTTWALD lifted Austrian spirits by winning his country’s eighth Winter Olympics gold medal last night.

Gottwald’s victory in the nordic combined sprint was one of four gold medals on the day which saw the number of titles completed reach 58 out of 87.

Two of the others went to Germany in the women’s bobsleigh and the men’s 4x7.5kms biathlon relay with hosts Italy savouring their fourth golden moment of the Games in the men’s 1500m speedskating.