by Tom O'Brien and trained by Colin Tizzard, wins the 2018 Welsh Grand National at Chepstow. 2018 Winter Olympics 18 February – Wrexham's Laura Deas wins a bronze medal in the skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 2018 Commonwealth Games 5 April – Para-cyclist James Ball wins Wales's first medal of the Games, a silver in the men's B&VI 1,000m time trial. 6 April – Cyclist Lewis Oliva wins silver in the men's Keirin, while Gareth Irfon Evans wins Wales's first gold of the Games in the Men's 69 kg. 9 April – Wales win a further three golds, two silvers and a bronze to surpass the medal total from the previous Commonwealth Games. 2018 Tour de France (road bicycle racing) 29 July – Geraint Thomas is overall winner. Snooker 7 May – Mark Williams wins the World Snooker Championship for the third time by defeating John Higgins 17–15 in the final. Awards 12 December – Geraint Thomas wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Broadcasting English-language television Charlotte Church and Rhod Gilbert are among celebrities who participate in BBC Wales documentaries about mental health issues, linked to the "Welsh Happiness Day" project. Keeping Faith, the English-language version of Un Bore Mercher, is aired on BBC Wales. BBC Wales launches a "Festival of Funny" for the month of October, including the new series Tourist Trap, starring Sally Phillips. English-language radio Jamie Owen's Wales Welsh-language television Craith (7 January) Welsh-language radio The BBC launches a new station, Radio Cymru 2, opening with presenters Dafydd Du and Caryl Parry Jones. Deaths 4 January – Ray Thomas, 76, musician of Welsh extraction 7 January – Bryn Crossley, 59, jockey 11 January – Ednyfed Hudson Davies, 88, politician, MP for Conway (1966–1970) and Caerphilly (1979–1983). (death announced on this date) 25 January – Keith Pring, 74, Welsh international footballer 29 January – Alfred Gooding, 85, entrepreneur 1 March – Beth Morris, 74, actress 15 March – Gwilym Roberts, 89, politician 17 March – Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, 84, former Secretary of State for Wales 18 March – Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, 85, politician and diplomat, Lord Privy Seal (1997–1998) and former ambassador to the UN 21 April – Les Pearce, rugby league player and coach, 94 23 April – Barrie Williams, football coach and manager, 79 1 May – Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris, politician, 80 13 May –