The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are underway, and Team GB is striving for its best-ever performance. Several athletes entered the competition as strong medal contenders. Here's a look at their performance as of February 13, 2026, according to planetski.eu.
Snowboard Cross Disappointment
- Charlotte Bankes, a former world champion with 26 World Cup gold medals, exited the snowboard cross competition in the quarter-final stage.
- This mirrors her experience at the Beijing Olympics four years prior.
- Bankes cited struggles with the track and expressed frustration that her hard work to improve since the last Olympics seemingly made no difference.
- An April collarbone injury, requiring surgery and a bone graft, hampered her preparation.
- Australia’s Josie Baff won gold, Czech Eva Adamczykova took silver, and Italian Michela Moioli secured bronze.
Bankes was scheduled to compete in the mixed team event with Huw Nightingale shortly after her individual disappointment. The pair won the world championship in 2023.
Day Three: Near Misses in Slopestyle and Big Air
- Kirsty Muir and Mia Brookes both finished in fourth place in the slopestyle and big air events, respectively.
- Brookes attempted a Cab 1620 (four and a half rotations) in the big air but over-rotated, costing her a potential gold medal.
- Muir also narrowly missed out on a medal in the slopestyle.
- In mixed doubles curling, Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds lost their semi-final match.
Other Team GB Athletes to Watch
- Zoe Atkin (Freestyle Skiing, Halfpipe): The reigning halfpipe world champion, Atkin has achieved multiple podium finishes on the World Cup circuit this season, including a gold. She also won gold at the X Games. Competition dates are February 19 (qualifying) and February 21 (finals).
- Mia Brookes (Snowboarding, Slopestyle): Brookes narrowly missed a medal in the big air but has another opportunity in slopestyle. In 2023, she became the youngest world champion in snowboarding history (age 16) with a slopestyle gold. She has won back-to-back Big Air Crystal Globes and secured World Cup gold in December, along with slopestyle gold and big air bronze at the X Games. Qualifying was scheduled for February 16, with finals on February 17.
- Kirsty Muir (Freestyle Skiing, Big Air): Following her disappointment in slopestyle, Muir is competing in the big air. She is a two-time World Cup gold medalist. At the X Games in Aspen, she won slopestyle gold and big air silver. Qualifying was scheduled for February 14, with finals on February 16.
- Andrew Musgrave is competing in his 5th Olympics.
