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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 · Feb 14

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 · Feb 14

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 · Feb 13

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 · Feb 13

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 · Feb 13

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 · Feb 12

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 · Feb 12

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 · Feb 11

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 · Feb 11

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

The Independent UK · Feb 11