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Team GB lose Cas appeal over new skeleton helmets at Winter Olympics

Great Britain’s skeleton team have been banned from wearing its new aerodynamic helmets at the Winter Olympics after they were deemed illegal

The Guardian - UK

Kirsty Muir on course for first Team GB medal after making ski slopestyle final

The 21-year-old Scot hit the top three in each of her qualifying runs on Saturday.

The Independent UK

New IOC rules on gender eligibility expected ‘in next few months’

An IOC spokesperson confirmed new regulations on eligibility to compete in women’s sport are expected in the first half of this year

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics 2026: speed skating gold for Italy, Cas upholds ban on GB skeleton helmets and more – as it happened

Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida won Italy’s first gold medal to get the party started at their home Games on day one

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics briefing: opening ceremony delivers a love letter to Italy

Drawing on opera, music, art, fashion, dance and more, the events at San Siro and beyond were spectacular

The Guardian - UK

How Snoop Dogg gave Britain’s curling hopes a boost as Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds chase Olympic gold

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds made the perfect start in the round-robin at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics opens in style with unprecedented double cauldron lighting

Attending United States vice-president JD Vance was booed.

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics Team GB skier uses urine to write an anti-ICE message on snow

Team GB freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has sparked controversy at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy after posting a graphic anti-ICE message written in snow using his urine, yet will face no punishment under Olympic rules.

The Times of India

‘Incredible’ Team GB can ‘disrupt the norm’ at the Winter Olympics, says Eve Muirhead

Team GB’s chef de mission for Milano-Cortina, Eve Muirhead, says the 2026 squad is potentially the best Britain have ever sent to a Winter Games

The Independent UK

The redemption arc at the heart of the Winter Olympics’ most unforgiving sport

Figure skating has it all, but the athletes are only interested in medals... or a Spice Girls nod, in the case of Team GB’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson

The Independent UK

British skier Gus Kenworthy to avoid censure over graphic anti-ICE message

Kenworthy, who is preparing to compete at the Winter Olympics, apparently urinated the words into the snow.

The Independent UK

Team GB skier posts graphic anti-ICE protest as Winter Olympics backlash continues

Team GB freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy posted a graphic message to social media joining the chorus protesting against ICE

The Independent UK

Loneliness of Olympic village vanishes in joyful moment you pull on Team GB kit

There is a huge buzz for the Games that are the pinnacle for the athletes but competing through illness and injury is all part of the test

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow

Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow

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The Independent UK

Winter Games Opening Ceremony LIVE: Olympic cauldrons lit after JD Vance and Israeli athletes booed in Milan

The Winter Olympics officially got underway tonight with the Opening Ceremony in Milan

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2026: opening ceremony at Milan’s San Siro and beyond – as it happened

The Olympic Flame is lit as Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Lang Lang star in beautiful opening ceremony at the San Siro stadium

The Independent UK

Eileen Gu: US freestyle skier representing China at the Winter Olympics 2026

Eileen Gu is a skiing superstar, but the US born gold medalist represents China in the Winter Olympics, why?

The Independent UK

What time is the Winter Olympics opening ceremony?

The Winter Olympics officially get underway on Friday 6 February with the Opening Ceremony

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The Independent UK

Team GB need to ‘step it up a little’ despite perfect start in mixed curling

Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat have three wins from three in Milano-Cortina but acknowledge that Mouat in particular needs to find another gear

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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 Guardian - 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’

Evening Standard

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.

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