The first double amputee to take on the skeleton

A hero soldier who lost both his legs in a bomb blast has become the first double amputee to take on the skeleton - and he BEAT the five times world champion.

Royal Engineer Micky Yule, 39, took on powerlifting after he lost his limbs stepping on an Taliban IED and became the first Brit to win an Invictus Games gold medal in 2016.

But the Paralympian wanted a new challenge and to defy a ban that prevents para sport athletes from taking on of the most dangerous winter sport - the skeleton.

The dad-of-two teamed up with experts for just four weeks to take on the fastest track in the world, in Whistler, Canada.