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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

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

Team GB snowboarder Mia Brookes
Mia Brookes is the snowboard slopestyle world champion, one of many medal chances for Britain in February’s Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Team GB believe they can achieve “the greatest Olympic performance we have ever seen at a winter Games” and are targeting a record-breaking eight medals next month in Milan-Cortina.

That bullish prediction is significantly higher than Britain’s previous best of five medals, secured in Sochi in 2014 and Pyeongchang in 2018. And while the Covid-affected Games in Beijing in 2022 were a disappointment, with just two curling medals, officials are confident the team can soar to fresh heights in Italy.

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