Great Britain ’ s Lizzy Yarnold won gold at the world skeleton championships in Germany yesterday to complete a grand slam of major titles . The European and Olympic champion achieved her dream treble with the help of a second track record in as many days . Yarnold claimed glory in Winterberg in a combined time for her four runs of 3min 49.95sec , which saw her finish an emphatic 0.67sec ahead of Germany ’ s Jacqueline Lolling on her home track , with Canada ’ s Elisabeth Vathje taking third . Great Britain 's Lizzy Yarnold won gold at the Skeleton World Championships in Winterberg on Saturday . Yarnold won gold at the Skeleton World Championships to complete the career 'grand slam ' of major titles . The 26-year-old from Kent said : ‘ I can ’ t quite take it all in , it has been absolutely amazing . ‘ It has been a lot of hard work and I couldn ’ t have done it without my team and all my support . But I am so pleased I can say I ’ m world champion as well as Olympic champion and European champion — it ’ s all I ’ ve ever wanted. ’ She then revealed she had suffered from a rare case of major nerves , such was her desire to take the title , last won by compatriot Shelley Rudman in St Moritz two years ago . The 26-year-old added the world crown to her Olympic , World Cup and European golds . ‘ I wanted this win so badly , ’ she added . ‘ It ’ s unusual for me to be that nervous before a race , but I knew this was the one , the ultimate goal . ‘ After I won the Olympics last year my mind switched to this race . I wanted to win the World Championships to complete the set. ’ Yarnold ’ s team-mate Laura Deas finished seventh with fellow Briton Rose McGrandle ninth .
Lizzy Yarnold completed the career 'grand slam ' of major titles on Saturday . Great Britain 's Yarnold won gold at the Skeleton World Championships . She added the world crown to her Olympic , World Cup and European golds .