Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt are medal hopefuls for Team GB in the Skeleton at the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milano Cortina in Italy

Team GB’s skeleton squad – one of the nation’s top medal hopes at the Winter Olympics has faced a major blow just days before competition begins in Milan‑Cortina. Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt, Tabitha Stoecker,

The Winter Olympics get underway in Italy this week as Express Sport takes a look at Team GB's medal hopefuls.

Team GB have been caught up in a row about illegal helmets on the first day of competition at the Winter Olympics.

A storm is brewing at the Winter Olympics after skeleton officials banned Great Britain’s new helmet unveiled days before the competition. The well-funded Team GB outfit has tapped into Formula 1 and cycling partners to shoot to top of the pack in skeleton,

Great Britain are taking 53 athletes to the Games, with tentative predictions suggesting they expect four to eight medals to be won. The record at one Games is five, in both 2014 and 2018.

Every four years, the Winter Olympics deliver two certainties: gravity-defying athletic feats and national team kits that range from quietly excellent to brave. Team GB usually lands closer to the former than the latter, but even then, not everything designed for elite sport is built for everyday life.

With Italian design heritage in the backdrop and leading brands dressing teams from around the world, the 2026 Olympic uniforms are looking like they would be just as at home on the streets of any international fashion week as they will be on the podium.