Matt Weston wins gold for Great Britain in the men’s skeleton and Ilia Malinin finishes in a shock eighth place in the men’s figure skating final

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Matt Weston delivered Britain's first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics in style as he dominated the men's skeleton competition.

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TEAM GB have WON their first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics! Briton Matt Weston set TWO new track record with his two runs on the second day, winning the gold. Fellow Team GB member Marcus

Matt Weston wins gold in skeleton for Team GBs first medal of the Winter Olympics; His time of 3:43.33 was 0.88 faster than any other competitor; Weston is the first British man to win gold in skeleto

Charlotte Bankes fails to deliver Team GB's first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics - follow the rest of Friday's action with ESPN.

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The British Winter Olympics team have failed with an attempt to debut a state-of-the-art new helmet in the skeleton bobsleigh next week.

Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse fall to Sweden in the gold-medal match, but they are the first U.S. curlers to reach the podium in Olympic mixed doubles.