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Great Britain has finalized its 53-athlete roster for the 2026 Olympics winter olympics In Milan and Cortina.
With the late addition of biathlon duo Jacques Jeffries and Shauna Pendry, the total is three more athletes than will be available for Beijing 2022 and just shy of the record 58 athletes sent to PyeongChang in 2018.
but british team Following this season’s World Cup medals in skeleton, bobsled, snowboard and freestyle skiing, he will head to Italy with an unprecedented number of medal chances.
In addition, the British curling team ranks high in the world rankings in both mixed doubles and men’s events, putting the team on track to surpass the record five medals won at the 2014 Sochi and PyeongChang Olympics.
Former world youth medalists Jeffries and Pendry will become the first biathletes to represent Great Britain at the Winter Olympics since 2018.
Head of the British delegation Eve Muirhead Said: “I’m delighted to welcome Jacques and Shauna to Team GB for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Milan.
“This moment is a testament to how hard they have worked to achieve their dream of reaching the Olympic stage and I can’t wait to see them in action.
“With their addition, our 2026 team is now complete and we are ready to make the final push for the Olympics.”
Team GB at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics:
Curling: Bruce Mouat (men’s team and mixed team), Grant Hardie (men’s team), Hammy McMillan Jr (men’s team), Bobby Lammie (men’s team), Kyle Waddell (men’s team), Rebecca Morrison (women’s team), Sophie Jackson (women’s team), Sophie Sinclair (women’s team), Jennifer Dodds (women’s team and mixed team), Faye Henderson (women’s team).
skeleton: Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt, Amelia Coltman, Freya Thabeet, Tubby Stocker.
Bobsleigh: Brad Hall (two-man bobsleigh and four-man bobsleigh), Taylor Lawrence (two-man bobsleigh and four-man bobsleigh), Leon Greenwood (four-man bobsleigh), Reg Cackett (four-man bobsleigh), Adele Nicoll (single-man bobsleigh and two-man women’s bobsleigh), Ashleigh Nelson (two-man bobsleigh).
Skiing and Snowboarding:
Parks and Pipelines: Zoe Atkin (pipe), Gus Kenworthy (pipe), Liam Richards (pipe), Chris McCormick (slope and Big Air), Kirsty Muir (slope and Big Air), Mia Brookes (slope and Big Air), Maisie Hill (slope and Big Air), Txema Mazet-Brown (slope and Big Air).
alpine skiing: Billy Major (Slalom), Dave Riding (slalom), Laurie Taylor (slalom).
Off-road: James Cragnett, Joe Davis, Andrew Musgrave, Anna Press.
Snowboard Cross: Charlotte Banks (individual and group), Hugh Nightingale (individual and group).
Ski cross racing: Ollie Davis.
Tycoon: Makayla Gerken Schofield, Matteo Jeanneson.
figure skating: Lilah Fear (Team/Ice Dance), Lewis Gibson (Team/Ice Dance), Phebe Bekker (Team/Ice Dance), James Hernandez (Team/Ice Dance), Anastasia Vaipan-Law (Team/Pair), Luke Digby (Team/Pair), Kristen Spours (Team/Women’s Singles), Edward Appleby (Team).
Short track speed skating: Niall Treacy – Men’s 500m, 1000m and 1500m.
Speed skating: Ellia Smeding – Women’s 1000m and 1500m.
Biathlon: Jacques Jeffries, Shauna Pendry.
*The British team also has two traveling reserves – Alex Cartagena (four-man bobsleigh) and Kia Placid (two-man women’s bobsleigh)
PA