The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Wyatt

‘Super Sunday’ for Team GB as Weston and Stoecker win gold in skeleton

Day nine in Milano-Cortina proved to be Team GB’s most successful ever at a Winter Olympics, with two gold medals won on the same day

The Independent UK · Feb 15

Winter Olympics live: Matt Weston ends Team GB medal drought and makes history with skeleton gold

Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt will go for skeleton medals on day 7 with plenty of other Brits also in action

The Independent UK · Feb 13

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 · Feb 7

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 · Feb 4

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 · Feb 4

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 · Feb 2

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 · Feb 2

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

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Morabo Morojele: Lesotho’s swinging jazz drummer who became a literary star

We use the term “Renaissance man” very loosely these days, for anybody even slightly multi-talented. But Lesotho-born jazz drummer, novelist and development scholar Morabo Morojele was the genuine article.

The Conversation · May 21, 2025

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 - UK · Mar 29, 2025