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| Gold medal winner tours home city | Gold medal winner tours home city |
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| Thousands of people have lined the streets of Bath to see Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams' open top bus tour of the city. | Thousands of people have lined the streets of Bath to see Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams' open top bus tour of the city. |
| The 27-year-old is the first individual British gold medallist at the Winter Olympics for 30 years having won the skeleton event in Vancouver. | The 27-year-old is the first individual British gold medallist at the Winter Olympics for 30 years having won the skeleton event in Vancouver. |
| The bus left Hayesfield Girls' School, which she attended, at 1330 GMT and is making its way to the Guildhall. | The bus left Hayesfield Girls' School, which she attended, at 1330 GMT and is making its way to the Guildhall. |
| The tour is being broadcast live on the BBC website and BBC Radio Bristol. | The tour is being broadcast live on the BBC website and BBC Radio Bristol. |
| Williams told BBC Sport she was not fazed by being in the spotlight. | Williams told BBC Sport she was not fazed by being in the spotlight. |
| She said: "I'm not going to change and I'm still going to be the same person, training to get to to the next Olympics. | She said: "I'm not going to change and I'm still going to be the same person, training to get to to the next Olympics. |
| When asked how she felt about the bus tour, she said: "It's amazing and a great honour that everyone has organised this for me - to see how many people are out on the streets. | When asked how she felt about the bus tour, she said: "It's amazing and a great honour that everyone has organised this for me - to see how many people are out on the streets. |
| "It's great to bring back the medal and to have the medal next to me. | "It's great to bring back the medal and to have the medal next to me. |
| "I always sleep with it under my pillow now because I don't really know what else to do with it." | "I always sleep with it under my pillow now because I don't really know what else to do with it." |
| Williams is Britain's first individual winter Olympic gold medallist since the skater Robin Cousins triumphed at Lake Placid in 1980. | Williams is Britain's first individual winter Olympic gold medallist since the skater Robin Cousins triumphed at Lake Placid in 1980. |
| She won the skeleton competition by more than half a second. | She won the skeleton competition by more than half a second. |