sports
February 10, 2026
Squeaky bum time? How Team GB can save Winter Olympics despite slow start
The wait for a first medal goes on but the camp believe they have several aces to play, especially in the skeleton
TL;DR
- Team GB has not yet won a medal at the Winter Olympics, despite high initial expectations.
- Several athletes, including Kirsty Muir and Mia Brookes, have narrowly missed out on medals in freeski slopestyle and big air snowboarding.
- Chef de Mission Eve Muirhead is encouraging the team to 'stay positive' after three fourth-place finishes.
- UK Sport has invested £25.5m in winter sports for the 2022-26 cycle with a goal of four to eight medals.
- Confidence in future success stems from the belief that variance will shift and remaining medal opportunities exist, particularly in skeleton.
- Britain has a significant technological advantage in skeleton with aerodynamic sleds and kit, comparable to Formula One.
- Matt Weston has been fastest in practice runs for the men's skeleton, and Tabitha Stoecker has also shown strong performance in the women's event.
- Other medal contenders include Charlotte Bankes in women's snowboard cross and the men's curling team, who are world number ones.
- Further chances for medals lie with Mia Brookes in snowboard slopestyle, Kirsty Muir in freeski big air, and Zoe Atkin in freeski halfpipe.
- The ice dance pair Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are currently in fourth place, with hopes of building momentum.
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