It has not just been on the track where Weston has blocked out the noise.

The build-up to the Olympic event was dominated by discussion around the British team’s desire to a wear a new helmet design in Italy.

They ultimately lost an appeal against the decision to ban the new helmet at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

Weston and team-mate Marcus Wyatt, who was also tipped for success but finished ninth, were confident it would not make a difference, pointing to the triumphs they have enjoyed all season.

After a week of no medals for the British team in Italy, pressure on Weston gradually increased.

But he knew what he needed to do to win gold, stating he would settle for nothing less in Cortina.

That does not always mean being the first to arrive and last to leave.

He sat out Wednesday’s final training runs in favour of a rest, opting for some light stretching and mental respite by speaking to his fiancee about anything other than sliding.

He also ate a lot of pasta, abiding by his motto “pasta makes you faster”.

Ultimately, skeleton training is tricky, particularly for a British athlete.

With no ice tracks in Britain – only a push-start track at the University of Bath – a lot of time is spent in the gym, working to improve that all-important start.

With one run down the icy track taking less than a minute, the British sliders spend around two-and-a-half hours per year actually completing runs, with time spent visualising the track to understand the twists and turns.

But Weston has got his rituals down to a tee.

He is now the first British man to win winter gold since Christopher Dean topped the ice dancing podium alongside Jayne Torvill in 1984, as well as the first British man to win skeleton gold.

His success may not end there as he will partners Amelia Coltman in the new mixed team event on Sunday.