Comedians squeeze into bobsleigh suits to join Marine Taylor Lawrence ahead of Winter Olympics
British comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan have tried their hands at bobsleigh with Team GB, which includes Royal Marine Taylor Lawrence, as part of their latest two-part special on Sky TV.
Rob & Romesh Vs Team GB: Winter Special, sees the comedians squeeze into bobsleigh suits as they get a taste of life in bobsleigh, which they filmed with the Team GB squad in St Moritz, Switzerland.
The two-part special follows them in search of their very own Winter Sport, with the help of former legends Eddy the Eagle and Eve Muirhead, as well as 2026 hopefuls, Mia Brookes and Team Mouat.
Fans can see them take on everything from biathlon to skiing and curling, as well as bobsleigh with Lawrence and his teammates Brad Hall, Greg Cackett and Leon Greenwood.
Lance Corporal Taylor Lawrence, who is currently in training for his second Olympics, posted about the experience on social media.
He said: "Filming with Sky TV with Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan was a lot of fun, although I don't think they should give up their day jobs...
"Great guys to be around and jumped in with both feet."
An unexpected reunion
It was also a trip down memory for LCpl Lawrence's teammate and bobsleigh pilot Brad Hall, who revealed that Romesh Raganathan is, in fact, his former maths teacher from his school days.
Hall joked: "Had to get payback for all the homework and detentions he used to dish out, but he took it like a champ and only cried just a little bit.
"Great to see Romesh again after all these years, and that we both aren't looking too bad for ourselves, albeit my profession doesn't pay much!"
LCpl Taylor Lawrence is among a small group of Armed Forces athletes training for next month's Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina.
The games get underway with the opening ceremony on 6 February and runs until 22 February.
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