The 2026 Winter Olympics is officially under way after the iconic San Siro hosted a much-anticipated opening ceremony.

Team GB's 2026 Winter Olympics line-up features several medal prospects who will be tasked with making it their most successful Games to date in Italy

Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt are medal hopefuls for Team GB in the Skeleton at the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milano Cortina in Italy

Team GB freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy posted a graphic message to social media joining the chorus protesting against ICE

The bronze won by Fear and Gibson at last year’s World Championships was the first British figure skating medal at the event since 1984, the year Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean also won gold at the Olympic Games in Sarajevo with their iconic Boléro routine. Yet beating the likes of the US, Canada and France in Milan will be a tall order.

Here is why athletes representing Team GB won't receive a bonus at Milan's Winter Olympics, as competitors could make as much as £580,000 ($787,000).

JD Vance, the US vice-president, was booed by spectators at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Italy.

The 25th Winter Olympics is here and excitement is building for Team GB's athletes, with many of them coming from the south of England. The retired double skeleton champion Lizzie Yarnold is predicting a record medal haul in Italy with GB expected to exceed its best performance of five medals in Sochi in 2014.