5 leading British hopes to deliver Winter Olympic medal haul at Milan Cortina

A look at the best hopes to emulate the team’s record-breaking five medals in Sochi and Pyeongchang.

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From the curling rinks to the sliding chutes and freestyle slopes, Great Britain will head to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina boasting genuine medal chances across a range of disciplines.

One year out from the Games, the PA news agency takes a look at the best hopes to emulate the team’s record-breaking hauls of five Winter Olympic medals in Sochi and Pyeongchang respectively.

Bruce Mouat (Curling)

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games – Day Fifteen — Bruce Mouat’s curlers hope to go one better than their Beijing silver (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Mouat will also stand a big chance in the mixed doubles event, likely with his long-term team-mate Jennifer Dodds.

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (Ice dance)

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games – Day Eight — Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear are Great Britain’s ice dance hopes (Andrew Milligan/PA)

While it will take a big leap to reach the Olympic podium, Fear and Gibson can consider themselves live contenders in an event in which consistency is key.

Brad Hall (Bobsleigh)

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games – Day Fourteen — Brad Hall is steering Britain’s bobsleigh team towards glory (Robert Michael/PA)

Few Winter Olympic events are as famous as the four-man bobsleigh, and Brad Hall’s pair of golds in Winterburg and St Moritz this season raise genuine hopes of glory in Cortina next year.

Mia Brookes (Snowboard)

Mia Brookes Handout Photo — Mia Brookes is already a snowboard record-breaker (Miha Matavz/PA)

Brookes boasts serious medal chances in both slopestyle and Big Air disciplines.

Charlotte Bankes (Snowboard-cross)

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games – Day Five — Charlotte Bankes was left disappointed in Beijing (Andrew Milligan/PA)

But the 29-year-old has sustained her status as the top of her sport and double World Cup gold back in China this month mark her out once again as an Olympic contender.