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When is the Winter Olympics opening ceremony? Start time, how to watch and who is performing today

The San Siro will play host to a star-studded launch event

Evening Standard

DJs, air hockey, and 5,000 teabags: Inside the Olympic village

‘We try to make it a home away from home’, says Team GB’s Carly Hodgson of the team’s quiet corner of Milan

The Independent UK

Anti-ICE backlash and Vance’s presence fail to chill enthusiasm as USA get Winter Olympics underway

Despite local anti-ICE protests and the potential for disruption around US vice-president JD Vance’s appearance at Thursday night’s ice hockey opener, Team USA’s Games appear to have got off to a smooth start

The Independent UK

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The controversy behind Team GB’s banned skeleton helmet and the hunt for Winter Olympics glory

Matt Weston concedes the timing of the potential ban could have been better, but Team GB remain bullish over their chances on the ice

The Independent UK

Team GB chief predicts ‘most potent’ Winter Games ever with sights set on eight medals

Eve Muirhead, Britain’s chef de mission at the Milano Cortina Games, said: ‘We have the capability to disrupt the norm’

The Guardian - UK

Lilah Fear will be ‘perfect’ Team GB flagbearer, former teacher says

A former teacher of figure skater Lilah Fear has told of her pride in the Olympian, who she said will set a high standard as flagbearer for Team GB.

Evening Standard

Team GB go before CAS over skeleton helmet ban at Winter Olympics

GB medal hopes hit after ban on new aerodynamic racing helmet

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Winter Olympics: What is skeleton and how does it work?

Everything you need to know about Britain’s most successful winter sport

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics briefing: curling subplots abound as lights go out on first action

British duo Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat get the better of Norway after power failure at curling arena

The Guardian - UK

IOC president Kirsty Coventry urges spectators to be “respectful” towards US athletes as backlash grows over ICE

The president largely swerved political questions at a pre-Winter Olympics press conference and suggested athletes’ respect for one another ‘put into perspective what we could be’

The Independent UK

Team GB’s best chance of Winter Olympics gold dealt major blow after helmets ban

Great Britain’s best hopes of a gold medal at these Winter Olympics have suffered a significant blow after their aerodynamic helmets were banned for being the wrong shape

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics officials suggest major date shift due to climate change

Only 10 nations will be able to host the snow sports of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by 2040, according to an IOC study

The Independent UK

‘It exceeds my wildest dreams’: Hall and Fear named Team GB flagbearers for Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Lilah Fear and Brad Hall have been awarded the role of flagbearers four years on from curler Eve Muirhead and slalom skier Dave Ryding leading out Team GB in Beijing

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: full schedule and live scores for Milano Cortina 2026

Keep abreast of every event at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina with our day-by-day and sport-by-sport schedules

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Winter Olympics 2026: latest medal table for Milano Cortina

Find out who is leading the way at the Winter Olympics, and drill down to see which events each country has won medals for

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics results from Milano Cortina 2026

Keep abreast of all the results at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina 2026 with our searchable page

Evening Standard

Team GB at 2026 Winter Olympics: Full schedule, dates and best medal hopes

UK Sport are aiming for a record haul - here’s who can bring home the gold

Evening Standard

How to watch 2026 Winter Olympics in UK for FREE: TV channel and live stream

Northern Italy is set to host over two weeks of thrilling action

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Winter Olympics briefing: final preparations amid the noise for Milano Cortina

What to look out for as the action gets under way in Italy despite the Games not yet beginning until Friday

The Independent UK

‘We punch above our weight’: GB curlers aim for yet more Olympic glory

Team GB took home two curling medals from Beijing 2022 and with Olympic champion-turned-chef de mission Eve Muirhead in their corner, they’re back for more

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to Team GB’s Milan base: TV, games, popcorn and 5,000 teabags

Team GB’s athletes at the Winter Olympics will be fuelled by 130kg of Quaker porridge oats, 5,050 Aldi teabags and a Formula One simulator

The Guardian - UK

Inside the daredevil world of ski halfpipe with Zoe Atkin: ‘It’s a risky thing. But I train for this’

World champion Zoe Atkin tells Sean Ingle about her quest for gold in Milano Cortina and conquering her fear of flying high above a 22-foot wall of ice

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The Spice Girls are impressed by Team GB skaters' Girl Power Olympics routine

The Spice Girls have seen Team GB duo Lewis K. Gibson and Lilah Fear's Girl Power inspired routine, and they're impressed.

The Guardian - UK

Team GB slider Matt Weston: ‘I don’t ever stand at the top aiming for anything less than gold’

Matt Weston tells Donald McRae how he has rebuilt from crushing disappointment in the skeleton four years ago to become Britain’s best hope for Winter Olympic gold at Milano Cortina

The Independent UK

Ten British medal hopefuls to watch at Winter Olympics 2026

Team GB heads to Milano-Cortina 2026 with the potential for a record-breaking medal haul

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