The Winter Olympics get underway in Italy this week as Express Sport takes a look at Team GB's medal hopefuls.

Team GB’s skeleton squad – one of the nation’s top medal hopes at the Winter Olympics has faced a major blow just days before competition begins in Milan‑Cortina. Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt, Tabitha Stoecker,

For decades, the UK was a marginal presence at Winter Olympics, its status embodied by Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, the underdog who ski jumped his way into public affection by finishing last at the 1988 Calgary games.

A storm is brewing at the Winter Olympics after skeleton officials banned Great Britain’s new helmet unveiled days before the competition. The well-funded Team GB outfit has tapped into Formula 1 and cycling partners to shoot to top of the pack in skeleton, dominated in recent times by men’s medal favourites Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt.

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds maintained their perfect start in the Olympic curling mixed doubles competition in Cortina with a narrow win over the Czech Republic.

Every four years, the Winter Olympics deliver two certainties: gravity-defying athletic feats and national team kits that range from quietly excellent to brave. Team GB usually lands closer to the former than the latter, but even then, not everything designed for elite sport is built for everyday life.