Snowsports
For a long time confined to isolated successes and a handful of highly targeted disciplines — curling above all — British winter sport is now living through a distinctly different chapter in its history. With the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic Games now just weeks away, Team GB has never appeared to possess such a broad pool of athletes capable of competing at the sharp end on the international stage. Recent results in alpine skiing, snowboarding, freeski and skeleton paint a far more ambitious picture than that of recent Olympic cycles. At the Beijing Games in 2022, Great Britain left China with two medals — one gold and one silver, both in curling — and a 17th-place finish in the overall medal table, identical to its ranking at the previous Read more Read More
With less than two months to go until the start of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, the new winter sports season has opened with exceptionally encouraging signs for the United Kingdom. Two young athletes, Mia Brookes and Kirsty Muir, have begun their campaigns with an authority that cements their status not just as serious prospects, but as genuine contenders in their respective disciplines. Read more Read More
