Team GB secure stunning second gold medal at Winter Olympics

15 Feb 2026 • 10:11 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale secured Olympic gold in the mixed snowboard cross event.
  • Nightingale's strong performance initially placed GB second, just behind France.
  • Bankes then dramatically closed a significant gap, overtaking France's Lea Casta to win by 0.43 seconds.
  • This victory marks Bankes's first Olympic title and offers redemption after previous early exits in individual events.
  • Italy claimed the silver medal, while France took the bronze.
  • This is Team GB’s second gold medal of the games so far, following Matt Weston’s triumph in the men’s skeleton competition.

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