
Fractions of points. Marginal over-rotations. Steps of out twizzles. Agonising near misses have been the story of Great Britain’s 2026 Winter Olympics so far, with Kirsty Muir and Mia Brookes finishing fourth in their respective events to leave the team without a medal.
Yet there were times when even near misses were an outlandish aspiration for Team GB hopefuls. And sports whose peaks – or even foothills – have remained utterly unconquerable to home nation athletes.