Winter Olympics: What is skeleton and how does it work? - Everything you need to know about Britain’s most successful winter sport

Team GB’s skeleton squad – one of the nation’s top medal hopes at the Winter Olympics has faced a major blow just days before competition begins in Milan‑Cortina. Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt, Tabitha Stoecker,

Great Britain's hopes of winning multiple skeleton medals at the Winter Olympics have been hit by a potential helmet ban just days before the start of competition in Milan and Cortina.

Mystique Ro is about to make her Winter Olympics debut. The 31-year-old, who was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Nokesville, Virginia, is looking to make her mark when she takes the stage at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation’s (IBSF) decision to ban the new helmets Team GB’s skeleton athletes hope to wear at Milan Cortina 2026.

Team GB have been caught up in a row about illegal helmets on the first day of competition at the Winter Olympics.

Luge looks crazy. It’s the fastest event at the Winter Olympics, with competitors hitting 90 mph on their backs atop tiny sleds with no brakes going down ice tracks. A Georgian luger died after crashing on a training run at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

As top athletes prepare to test their limits in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, why not take a minute to test your knowledge of Winter Olympics trivia?

As the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortina swing into full gear Friday with the opening ceremony, it’s a great time to revisit the impact of athletes from the