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

The 25th Winter Olympics is here and excitement is building for Team GB's athletes, with many of them coming from the south of England. The retired double skeleton champion Lizzie Yarnold is predicting a record medal haul in Italy with GB expected to exceed its best performance of five medals in Sochi in 2014.

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

Team GB's 2026 Winter Olympics line-up features several medal prospects who will be tasked with making it their most successful Games to date in Italy

Express Sport covers the latest Winter Olympics news ahead of Friday's opening ceremony at the San Siro in Milan, as the curling continues

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,

For decades, the UK was a marginal presence at Winter Olympics, its status embodied by Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, the underdog who ski jumped his way into public affection by finishing last at the 1988 Calgary games.

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.