Team GB aims for its most successful Winter Olympics at the upcoming Milano Cortina Games. UK Sport expects between four to eight medals in northern Italy, surpassing the previous best performances at Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018, where Team GB secured five medals, including one gold.
The optimism for Team GB’s success arises from the strong lineup heading to Italy, consisting of world champions, X Games gold medallists, and World Cup podium finishers. The 2024/25 season saw British winter athletes achieve nine World Championship medals across various sports.
British skiers and snowboarders have had remarkable success, with 28 major podium finishes in Olympic events, three Crystal Globes, and a World Championship title by Zoe Atkin. Chef de mission Eve Muirhead, a curling gold medallist in 2022, praised the meticulous preparations and highlighted the team’s potential to challenge the status quo.
With high expectations set for Team GB in various disciplines like men’s skeleton, curling, skiing, and snowboarding, Mirror Sport evaluates the top contenders for medals in Italy. Notably, men’s skeleton world champion Weston, slopestyle and big air gold medallist Muir, young snowboarding champion Brookes, halfpipe world champion Atkin, and world champion Bankes are among the standout athletes poised for success.
Furthermore, the figure skating duo Fear and Gibson are anticipated to deliver Britain’s first Olympic figure skating medal since 1994. Bruce Mouat’s British curlers, the reigning curling world champions, aim to build on their silver medal from 2022 and secure further success at the upcoming games.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games are scheduled from February 6-22, with fans able to watch over 850 hours of live action on discovery+ via Prime Video. Additionally, the £3.99 discovery+ Entertainment subscription offers access to TNT Sports 2 for continuous Olympic coverage throughout the games.