Bromley sixth at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

Team GB skeleton slider Kristan Bromley finished just outside the medals in sixth, with team-mate Adam Pengilly coming 18th, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Bromley, representing Team GB at his third successive Olympic Winter Games, had been in contention throughout the two days of the men’s skeleton competition.

He went into today’s (Friday) third run in fifth, just five-hundredths of a second off the medal places.

But he dropped down a place with a 52.70 on his third run. He followed that up with 52.80 on run four – the seventh fastest time of the run – but that wasn’t enough to put him on the podium.

Bromley’s final combined time of three minutes 31.30 seconds for the four runs put him 1.57 seconds off the winning time of Canada’s Jon Montgomery, who pipped Latvia’s Martins Dukurs to gold at the death.

Bromley said: "I did my best, but I'm really disappointed I couldn't make the medals this time.

"I was really pleased with my last run, but I would like to have my third run over again. This is the pinnacle of everyone's career and we all want to win, but obviously we can't all do that."

Bromley, who is based in Sheffield, said it is too soon to think about his future in the sport in which he has already captured the World Championships, the World Cup crown and the European Championships.

“I’ve had an amazing career and some amazing experiences over the last 15 years. I can look back on that and be really proud.

“We do these adrenaline sports because we get a buzz from it and because it’s a challenge. That’s what we’re all up for. History has proven there’s another four years in me if I want it. I will see where I go in the summer.”

Pengilly said he had been hampered with a knee injury during his Vancouver 2010 campaign, which ended in 18th place.

The Bath-based slider, competing at his second Olympic Winter Games, said: "It's been a tough and disappointing week for me. I started to improve, but unfortunately it was too little too late."

Pengilly went into the last two runs in 20th place. His 53.36 on his third run moved him up to 18th and he followed that up with 53.23 on his final run for a total time of 3:34.51.