UK Sport withdraws funding from GB Snowsport for next Olympic cycle amid governance review UK Sport has refused to let GB Snowsport deliver an Olympic programme amid record funding for winter sports The Guardian - UK · Aug 4
UK Sport to invest record £33m in GB’s Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of Alpes 2030 UK Sport are to invest a record £33m over the next Olympic cycle, an increase of £8m on the four years leading up to Milan-Cortina The Independent UK · Aug 4
Britain to raise Winter Paralympic targets after finishing Games with solitary medal UK Sport will up their performance target for the Winter Paralympics after Great Britain returned from the Milano-Cortina Games with just one medal The Guardian - UK · Mar 15
The fine margins of a magical Winter Olympics leaves Team GB with a huge question WINTER OLYMPICS : At the end of Milano-Cortina, the Olympic magic is back for Team GB, writes Flo Clifford in Italy, but a series of near-misses will only fuel the fire ahead of the French Alps 2030 The Independent UK · Feb 23
‘The Brits are coming again’: Team GB hail their greatest ever Winter Olympics Team GB chiefs hailed “historic” Games after Britain’s greatest performance in the 102 years left them 15th in the medal table The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Muir fourth again after agonising tumble as Oldham wins big air gold for Canada Britain’s Kirsty Muir finished fourth for the second time at Milano Cortina, as Canada’s Megan Oldham won the women’s freestyle skiing big air The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
‘I just needed some time for myself’: Norwegian skier hides in woods after slalom gold heartache Loïc Meillard took men’s slalom gold after Atle Lie McGrath crashed out, while Team GB’s Dave Ryding finished his final Winter Olympic race in 17th place The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
How British skeleton left the world in its tracks with golden Winter Olympics haul Big investment in coaches and kit – £5.8m in the last cycle – has paid off despite lack of facilities and snow at home The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
Squeaky bum time? How Team GB can save Winter Olympics despite slow start The wait for a first medal goes on but the camp still believe they have several aces to play, especially in the skeleton The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Secret tech, espionage and marginal gains: Why Team GB are world-beaters in skeleton 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 · Feb 6
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 · Feb 5
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
Winter Olympics 2026: How to watch every event online and on TV How to watch every minute of the action in Milano-Cortina this February The Independent UK · Feb 4
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2 UK Sport urges BBC to boost coverage of Olympic sports between Games A survey commissioned by UK Sport has shown that 69% of the public wanted Olympic sports broadcast more regularly on free-to-air TV
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28 Talent, tech and grit: how Team GB’s Big Tricks and Adrenaline dept got its mojo back Team GB’s snow athletes have rebounded with a radical overhaul after funding was cut in response to poor results at Beijing Winter Olympics
The Independent UK · Jan 14 UK Sport director rebukes athletes for ‘incredibly sad’ decision to join Enhanced Games UK Sport’s director of performance said she had ‘some degree of compassion and understanding’ for athletes choosing to join the Enhanced Games but that the much-debated event ‘stands in direct opposition’ to the Olympic movement
The Independent UK · Jan 13 UK Sport reveals medal targets ahead of Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics UK Sport is approaching the Games with ‘cautious optimism’ as Team GB have the potential to produce a best-ever medal haul
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13 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 · Dec 4, 2025 Olympic stars given protection from online abuse by AI app The app screens for abusive words and phrases on several social media platforms and automatically filters them out
The Conversation · Nov 16, 2025 When we gamble with the integrity of sport, we risk losing the values it offers In the sports documentary miniseries The Last Dance, Michael Jordan describes how, as a young rookie, he was confronted with an invitation to take part in illicit activities with teammates, including drugs and gambling.
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025 British Basketball Federation to enter liquidation after financial collapse The governing body collapsed a month after its authority to license national men’s competitions was suspended over ‘governance issues’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025 British basketball chaos continues as Fiba suspends BBF and bans men’s team The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has been suspended by the global body Fiba and the British men’s team banned from international competition
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025 MPs warned over ‘shameful’ lack of funding for GB athletes at Deaflympics It is shameful and discriminatory that deaf people are the only disabled community that does not receive any government funding in elite sport, MPs have been told
The Conversation · Sep 16, 2025 Enhanced Games athletes can dope to compete for US$1 million prizes. But at what cost to sport? Olympic swimmer Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games – a controversial new event that allows athletes from all over the world to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. The prize money on offer can hit US$1 million (£730,000). But the swimmer, who won a silver…