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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

Team GB skeleton lose Cas appeal over banned helmets

Cas upheld an International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) ban on the new helmets

The Independent UK

‘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

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Secret tech, espionage and marginal gains: Inside the fight to land Winter Olympics gold

In winter sports where a fraction of a second can mean the difference between winning and losing, staying a technological step ahead of the competition is vital

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 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

Skeleton world champion Matt Weston plays down possible ban on new GB helmets

Weston has tasted victory in five of seven World Cup events this season.

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

GB medal hopes hit after ban on new aerodynamic racing helmet

Evening Standard

Great Britain skeleton hopes hit by potential helmet ban before Winter Olympics

The BBSA is challenging the IBSF’s ruling that the helmets, which feature aerodynamic ridges, are not compliant with the sport’s existing regulations.

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

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

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Why this year’s Winter Olympics could be the best of all time – and how Team GB can break new ground

IN DEPTH: Former Olympians Amy Williams, Ed Drake and Lamin Deen tell Flo Clifford why audiences should be getting excited for February’s winter showpiece, what it’s like swapping skis and a sled for a microphone, and why Milan-Cortina could bring Team GB’s best medal haul yet

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Winter Olympic stars-in-waiting ready to usher in new era of success for Team GB

Great Britain will head to the Games in Milan and Cortina with medal hopes higher than ever.

What mattresses do Olympians sleep on? These Dreams mattresses are Team GB-approved and great for recovery

Dreams continues its Team GB and ParalympicsGB partnership with new mattress range

The Independent UK

‘I think the Olympics will be easier!’: Ice dancers Bekker and Hernandez on pitch-perfect home Euros

Young ice dance duo Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez are preparing for their first-ever Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina next month

The Independent UK

‘We want this’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson embrace pressure as they aim for Olympic gold

The pair are bidding to follow in the footsteps of ‘trailblazers’ Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean with an Olympic medal in Milan next month

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The Independent UK

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson miss out on maiden European ice dance title

The British pair took bronze for the second year in a row, behind France’s Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Italy’s Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri

The Guardian - UK

Team GB target record-breaking medal haul at 2026 Winter Olympics

UK Sport has set an ‘ambitious’ goal for February’s winter Games in Milan-Cortina with Mia Brookes, Zoe Atkin and Matt Weston leading the medal hopes

The Independent UK

Winter Olympic medallist Laura Deas retires from skeleton

Deas won bronze for Team GB at Pyeongchang 2018 behind teammate and gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold

The Guardian - UK

Cool Britannia: skeleton stars target Olympic history despite a lack of ice

Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt are favourites for next year’s Winter Games despite the absence of facilities

The Guardian - US

Britain’s Weston takes skeleton world title as Mystique Ro wins rare US medal

Briton Matt Weston picked up his second men’s skeleton world championships as Team USA’s Mystique Ro earned a rare American silver

Daily Mirror

Charlotte Bankes: Winter Olympic flop trigger for avalanche of British medals

"The Olympics is the races everybody sees and to not perform on that stage was tough. But you just have to bounce back, which we have done”

Daily Mirror

Matt Weston wins again as British skeleton completes remarkable bounceback year

Marcus Wyatt and Laura Deas bag silver medals in season finale in Latvia to banish memories of last year's Olympic horror show

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