Winter Olympics live: Team GB target first medal in ice dance final and men’s team curling begins

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are performing in the Winter Olympics for the very first time this year.

British-Canadian Fear said: “First and foremost we really want to enjoy ourselves because that always helps us perform our best.

“Our first Games wasn’t quite the full Olympic experience, shared with family and friends, and that’s something that we’re really ready to embrace.”

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson – ice dance

Britain haven’t won a figure skating medal in any discipline since the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won bronze in 1994. That could all be about to change with Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson among the contenders in a stacked ice dance field in Milan – including in the eyes of Torvill and Dean themselves.

The duo have become crowd favourites for their high-energy programmes to pop soundtracks but have combined that appeal with technically precise skating. The pair have finished on the European podium four times in a row, picking up bronze in Sheffield earlier this month, and are two-time Grand Prix Final medallists.

They took bronze at the world championships in Boston last year – Britain’s first world medal since 1984 – and are among the top four teams in the world, with a long-awaited Olympic medal a distinct possibility.

Today’s big event to watch (for Great Britain fans at least) is the ice dance finale tonight.

Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have their sights set on the podium and a first medal in the event for GB since the legendary Torvill and Dean won bronze in 1994.

The pair are unlikely to win gold like Torvill and Dean did with their famous Balero routine as duos from the USA and France are strong contenders.

But, Fear and Gibson, who won World Championship bronze last year, are hoping to end 32 years without a medal in this competition and clinch a bronze.

Britain’s Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez will also be competing.

Lindsey Vonn could potentially return to elite ski racing within a year following her recent displaced tibia fracture, according to orthopaedic specialists.

However, her age and mental resilience are expected to be critical factors in determining whether the decorated athlete can compete at the highest level once more.

British ice dancers Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson say they are embracing the pressure and expectations of a nation as they bid to end a three-decade wait for Olympic gold.

The pair are among the major contenders for a medal at the Winter Games in Milan-Cortina next month, and are fresh from a fourth podium finish in as many years at the annual European Championships.

Marcus Wyatt’s stunning season – winning the two World Cup races not won by Weston and finishing third overall – puts Britain in the position of having two strong favourites for Olympic glory.

The 34-year-old won the European title in 2024 and was runner-up to Weston at last year’s World Championships, and played a crucial role in Britain sealing the mixed team title in the World Cup this season, winning two races alongside Stoecker.

He finished 16th on his Olympic debut in Beijing but after becoming one of the most consistent winners on the elite circuit anything less than a medal this time around would be a major shock.

As well as the freestyle skiing and snowboarding disciplines, GB have huge potential in skeleton – a sport which has seen at least one British medallist for every Winter Olympics it has featured in, bar Beijing.

Between them Matt Weston and teammate Marcus Wyatt won every single skeleton World Cup race this season, making Britain the first nation in history to achieve the feat. 28-year-old Weston is now a three-time World Cup overall winner, having won five of seven races on the circuit this season, and is the reigning world champion to boot, successfully defending his title in Lake Placid last March.

He is the red-hot favourite for individual gold in Cortina and a strong contender for another medal in the mixed team event alongside Tabby Stoecker, Britain’s top women’s skeleton athlete.

Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen claimed a third gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics with another masterclass on the Stelvio taking him to victory in the men’s super-G.

The 24-year-old, who also claimed gold in the downhill and team combined, once again left nothing in the tank as he went full throttle down the bumpy and winding course to win by 0.13 seconds from American Ryan Cochran-Siegle.