Team GB chief drops verdict on Winter Olympics performance

23 Feb 2026 • 10:40 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Team GB received a hero's welcome at Gatwick Airport after achieving their most successful Winter Olympics to date in Italy.
  • The team secured a record five medals, comprising three gold, one silver and one bronze.
  • Matt Weston became the most-decorated male British Winter Olympian, winning two gold medals in skeleton, including a mixed event with Tabby Stoecker.
  • Further gold medals were won by Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale in mixed team snowboard cross, with Bruce Mouat's men's curling team taking silver and Zoe Atkin a bronze in freestyle skiing.
  • Chef de Mission Eve Muirhead praised the athletes as "history-makers" and declared the nation "on the rise" in winter sports, highlighting that it was the first time Team GB won multiple golds at a single Winter Olympics.

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