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As the 2026 Winter Olympics gets underway in Milan-Cortina, Team GB arrives equipped by one of its strongest squads ever, with UK Sport setting an ambitious target of four to eight medals a tally that would surpass the nation’s best Winter Olympic hauls from Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018. 1. Matt Weston – Skeleton (Gold […]
The countdown is on for the 25th edition of the Olympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. There are 116 medal events in 16 winter sports, including traditional and new events like ski mountaineering. With only two days to go until the competitions begin, here’s what to expect from Great Britain in the first week, […]
In 1988, Olympic Ski Jumping experienced a shift in reality when Cheltenham-born Michael Edwards broke British records. A small boy from Gloucestershire had a dream of competing in the Olympics, and it didn’t matter what sport he competed in or where he placed, he just wanted to say he was an Olympian. Eddie ‘the Eagle’ […]
Former IndyCar and Formula E star Simona De Silvestro has successfully traded her racing career for a new challenge after qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh. The Swiss born racing driver turned bobsledder will be representing home nation Italy at the Milano Cortina Games next month after qualifying for the monobob and two-woman event. The 37-year-old started her racing career competing in […]
Figure Skating is the oldest sport on the Winter Olympics programme and hasn’t been shy of controversy over the years. The event is one of the most popular sports at the Games, and since being transferred to the Winter Olympics from the Summer events in 1924, here are some of the most talked about moments […]
With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in full swing, it’s nearly time for the Men’s Singles Figure Skating event to get underway. If you’ve never watched figure skating before, either at the Olympics or an international competition, expect to see some amazing displays of gravity-defying jumps, spins and twirls by the world’s best. Here’s five […]
On this day in 1998, the Czech Republic won its first ever Olympic Ice Hockey gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Japan. They defeated Russia in the final 1-0 to claim their first ever gold medal in the sport with former NHL player, Petr Svoboda, scoring the winning goal. The 1998 Winter Olympics, better […]