Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

HISTORICAL FACTS: Gb snowsport - The Untold Story

UK Sport withdraws funding from GB Snowsport for next Olympic cycle amid governance review

UK Sport has refused to let GB Snowsport deliver an Olympic programme amid record funding for winter sports

The Guardian - UK

UK Sport to invest record £33m in GB’s Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of Alpes 2030

UK Sport are to invest a record £33m over the next Olympic cycle, an increase of £8m on the four years leading up to Milan-Cortina

The Independent UK

Talent, tech and grit: how Team GB’s Big Tricks and Adrenaline dept got its mojo back

Team GB’s snow athletes have rebounded with a radical overhaul after funding was cut in response to poor results at Beijing Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

From scrums to the slopes: how rugby’s life lessons have helped hone Team GB’s Winter Olympians

Former Wasps forward Kearnan Myall is now performance director of GB Snowsport and using F1 tech and brain science to prepare for Milano Cortina 2026

The Guardian - UK

Dave Ryding and Mia Brookes lead 20-strong Team GB snow squad for Winter Olympics 2026

A star-studded Team GB snowsport squad has been announced for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy

The Independent UK

Britain’s Mia Brookes becomes youngest snowboarding world champion at age of 16

Brookes also made history with her CAB 1440 double grab en route to victory in her first world championships.

The Independent UK

Britain’s quest to build a surfing team fit for Olympic medal glory in Los Angeles

British Surfing has set itself ambitious targets as the sport gets added to the Olympic programme for Paris 2024 and then Los Angeles in 2028, and Chair Vicky Gosling OBE is leading the change

Daily Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Great Britain’s Olympic skiers launch emergency appeal after funding cut

Beijing 2022 flag-bearer Dave Ryding is among the affected athletes

The Independent UK

15 of the nicest companies in the South West

From raising money for local charitable causes to collecting donations for people fleeing Ukraine, companies across the region are doing all kinds of good

Birmingham Post

Neil Simpson’s historic gold can inspire next generation – GB Snowsport chief

Simpson claimed gold in the Super-G vision-impaired class in Beijing, triumphing alongside guide and brother Andrew.

The Independent UK

Better funding has transformed Team GB’s Winter Olympic hopes, says Amy Williams

Investment in GB Snowsport has more than doubled in the last four years, from £5.2m in the PyeongChang cycle to £11.1m for Beijing

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.