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Matt Weston dreams of making more history with ‘bling’ double at Winter Olympics

The 29-year-old has already demolished the opposition in the men’s skeleton.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2026: skeleton, ski jumping, Norway win 10th gold, and more – as it happened

It was another day of high drama at the Milano Cortina Games as Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history for Brazil and South America, among other plotlines

The Guardian - UK

Matt Weston strikes Olympic gold and wants to win everything – even Monopoly

The dual world champion had led from the beginning of the competition.

The Independent UK

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Ice-cool Matt Weston makes history and ends Team GB’s medal drought with skeleton gold

The reigning world champion and World Cup winner withstood all the pressure to break the Cortina track record four times in a row on his way to becoming Britain’s first ever men’s skeleton Olympic champion

The Independent UK

GB sliders boost medal hopes with impressive outings in skeleton heats

Tabby Stoecker, Freya Tarbit and Amelia Coltman are all inside the top 10 heading into the final heats and can challenge the medal places

The Independent UK

Who is Matt Weston? Skeleton star who broke his back as a teenager makes Winter Olympics history for Team GB

Matt Weston is a former elite athlete in two other sports and has now become the first British athlete to win two gold medals at the same Winter Games

The Independent UK

Charlotte Bankes suffers quarter-final exit in familiar tale for Team GB

The 30-year-old had high hopes of a snowboard cross medal.

The Independent UK

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Quarter-final curse strikes again for Charlotte Bankes as GB medal drought continues

A tearful Bankes apologised and said sport ‘can be cruel’ as she exited in the quarter-finals for the second Winter Olympics in a row

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics live: Matt Weston ends Team GB medal drought and makes history with skeleton gold

Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt will go for skeleton medals on day 7 with plenty of other Brits also in action

The Independent UK

The five Winter Olympic sports Team GB will never master as medal drought goes on

Near misses have been the story of the 2026 Winter Olympics but even that would be progress in some disciplines.

The Independent UK

Team GB’s skeleton star Matt Weston in gold medal position at halfway point

Reigning world champion Matt Weston is the heavy favourite to break GB’s medal drought in Cortina

The Independent UK

How Bruce Mouat ‘rebounded’ from Winter Olympics heartbreak for shot at curling redemption

Just over 24 hours after he and Jen Dodds missed out on bronze in the mixed doubles, Mouat’s men’s side defeated China in their opener to set up a rematch against Sweden from the Beijing final

The Independent UK

Heartbreak for Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson as Team GB’s medal drought continues

Fear and Gibson were widely tipped to win Britain’s first figure skating medal since Lillehammer 1994, but suffered heartbreak as they recorded their worst result since their debut Olympics four years ago

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics live: Ukrainian disqualified over banned war tribute helmet and Team GB’s Weston and Wyatt in skeleton action

Vladyslav Heraskevych has defied the IOC’s rules in an effort to pay tribute to compatriots killed during the war with Russia

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The dark cloud hanging over the Winter Olympics’ most glamorous sport

Team GB’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are in contention for a medal, but the new partnership of France’s Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry is at the centre of a scandal hanging over figure skating in Milan

The Guardian - UK

Squeaky bum time? How Team GB can save Winter Olympics despite slow start

The wait for a first medal goes on but the camp still believe they have several aces to play, especially in the skeleton

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2026: More heartbreak for Team GB as Italy nick curling bronze

Britain’s wait for a first medal of the games wears on

Evening Standard

Lindsey Vonn has 'no regrets' after 'complex' leg break: 'I tried, I dreamt, I jumped'

American facing ‘multiple surgeries’ after crash at Winter Olympics

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Close call for Mia Brookes in big air as Team GB endure Tragic Monday

Team GB suffered an agonising day at the Winter Olympics, with Mia Brookes and Kirsty Muir just missing medals and the curlers losing mixed doubles semi-final

The Independent UK

Ice dancers Fear and Lewis Gibson in the hunt for medal after rhythm dance

The British fair are fourth in the standings ahead of Wednesday’s free dance, with a tight battle expected for the podium

Evening Standard

Team GB medal wait goes on as Mia Brookes misses audacious trick in snowboard finale

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics still fruitless for British contenders after disappointing Monday

The Independent UK

No ace up sleeve for Team GB as ‘Magic Monday’ fails to deliver

Team GB’s snowsport stars fell short of the podium on a dramatic day at Livigno Snow Park

The Independent UK

Mia Brookes narrowly misses medal after bold trick in Olympic snowboard final

The 19-year-old was “stoked” to have tried the “really special trick”.

The Independent UK

Jutta Leerdam wins speed skating gold as fiancé Jake Paul cries in audience

The two-time world champion set a new Olympic record as the Netherlands finished first and second

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics live: Mia Brookes edged out for big air medal after Kirsty Muir misery

Team GB failed in their pursuit of a first medal of the Games with Mia Brookes and Kirsty Muir both edged off the podium

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