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.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

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?

The United States is the most successful skeleton nation in Winter Olympic history but with most of those medals now gathering dust, the arrival of the new mixed relay at Cortina is a timely opportunity to get back on the podium.

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

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.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway. Even though the Opening Ceremony won't be held until Friday evening in Milan, events began on Wednesday, including round-robin curling and Alpine skiing men's downhill training.