“Great Britain’s Marcus Wyatt during the Men’s Skeleton Heats at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy. Picture date: Thursday February 12, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Great Britain’s Marcus Wyatt during the Men’s Skeleton Heats at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy. Picture date: Thursday February 12, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.Credit: PAAS the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics unfold, the British skeleton team finds itself in a historic position.
No nation has won more than Great Britain’s nine Olympic medals in this discipline.
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Team GB hopeful for Milano Cortina, Matt Weston.Credit: PA The pressure is on to restore a legacy that saw a rare podium absence in Beijing four years ago.
The UK lacks a natural ice track so the team hones their world-class explosive power on a dry push-start facility at the University of Bath.
The competition is taking place at the iconic Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre.
It is a venue where speed must be balanced with flow, as the athletes reach velocities of 90mph while lying millimeters from the ice.
For the first time, the Olympic program includes the Mixed Team Skeleton event.
This allows the British stars to pair up, potentially doubling their medal opportunities.
As we reach the peak of the sliding schedule, the eyes of the sporting world are now on the ice of Cortina to see if the British dominance of 2025 can be converted into Olympic gold in 2026.
Who are the Great Britain skeleton stars? Matt Weston
Matt Weston of Britain celebrates after his second runCredit: Reuters A history-maker who arrived in Cortina as the reigning world, European, and three-time consecutive overall World Cup champion.
A former rugby and taekwondo athlete, Weston is the first British man to ever defend multiple world titles.
After considering retirement following Beijing 2022, he has become an untouchable force on the men’s circuit.
Marcus Wyatt
Great Britain’s Marcus Wyatt during the Men’s Skeleton Training at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter OlympicsCredit: PA Wyatt’s analytical approach has made him one of the most consistent sliders in the world.
He holds a European title (2024) and a hat-trick of silver medals from the 2025 season.
Both Wyatt and Weston recently made history by securing the first-ever British one-two finish in the overall World Cup standings.
Tabitha Stoecker
Britain’s Tabitha Stoecker arrives at the finish during a women’s skeleton training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, ItalyCredit: AP Trading a career in Cirque du Soleil for the skeleton sled, Stoecker’s spatial awareness from her days as a gymnast and acrobat has allowed her to master the ice in record time.
She won World Cup gold in just her second-ever start and recently secured Britain’s first female overall World Cup medal since Lizzy Yarnold in 2015.
Amelia Coltman
Olympian Amelia Coltman of Team United Kingdom poses for a photo on February 03, 2026 ahead of the 2026 Milan Winter OlympicsCredit: Getty Despite a career-threatening foot injury that ruled her out of the last Olympics, she returned to win European silver in 2025.
She is currently ranked fourth in the world and is widely respected for her “flow state” sliding style.
Freya Tarbit
Freya Tarbit of Britain during trainingCredit: Reuters A former county long-jump champion, Tarbit’s path to the Olympics was a decade in the making after an injury interrupted her first attempt at age 14.
She is a former Junior World Championship medalist who recently notched a senior World Cup victory in PyeongChang, beating the reigning Olympic champion by nearly a full second.
What is the skeleton schedule at the Winter Olympics?
- Thursday, 12 Feb (09:30): Men’s Individual (Runs 1 & 2)
- Friday, 13 Feb (07:00): Women’s Individual (Runs 1 & 2)
- Friday, 13 Feb (10:30): Men’s Individual (Runs 3 & 4)
- Saturday, 14 Feb (09:00): Women’s Individual (Runs 3 & 4)
- Sunday, 15 Feb (09:00): Mixed Team Skeleton
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