Tabby Stoecker, Freya Tarbit and Amelia Coltman underlined the strength in depth in women’s skeleton by each bagging a top-10 finish in the Olympic Winter Games final.
Stoecker finished fifth, just over a second outside of the medals, while Tarbit was seventh and Coltman ninth.
Austria’s Janine Flock, who was beaten to gold by Team GB’s Lizzy Yarnold in 2018, won her first Olympic title at the age of 36.
The trio were disappointed to miss the podium but Flock’s success at her fourth Games highlighted how much they can each take from their debut.
“We're best friends. I don't think many people can say they've got to go to their first Olympics with their best friends, so it just adds to the whole experience,” Tarbit said.
"This is all our first Olympics that we've all finished in the top 10, and I think that's something we've been really, really proud of.
"It shows that British Skeleton is in a great place right now, and we are recruiting as well, so if anybody wants to have a go, come and look on the BBSA website.
"It's just incredible, and I think the programme as a whole should be really proud."
Stoecker started Saturday less than half a second from the medal places but fell backwards in the third run and then again in the fourth.
Her combined time was 3:50.48, just 0.32s ahead of Tarbit, while Coltman was 0.52s further back.
"I just feel so proud of myself. The Olympics is at the end of this four-year cycle where we've been preparing and working really hard with the team,” she said.
“So to get to the Olympics in the first place is such an honour and then to compete and to just do my very best, I'm just feeling really, really proud of myself, the team, of the girls and of the boys yesterday.
“Coming fifth, mixing it with women who won the World Champs, won the Olympics.
“I'm pretty proud to be mixing it with them and their level of consistency was just better than mine.”
Two of Stoecker, Tarbit and Coltman will be back for the mixed team final alongside men’s champion Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt.
“Matt smashed it and Marcus did phenomenally as well. So going into the team race with either of them is just going to be amazing,” she added.
"It just adds that extra level of fun and that camaraderie. It's really good for all the family and friends watching because it's a little bit more exciting at the start.
“So I think the energy is going to be there for tomorrow. And whatever happens, I think we're all just going to be so happy to be there together.”
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