Matt Weston has won gold for Great Britain in the men's singles skeleton at Milano Cortina. The 28-year-old sealed victory after his final two runs at the Cortina Sliding Centre on Friday evening. He becomes Team GB's first medallist of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

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

Matt Weston cements his status as the best skeleton racer in the world, making history by winning Olympic gold in emphatic fashion in Cortina and securing Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Games.

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

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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

The reigning world champion and World Cup winner withstood all the pressure to break the Cortina track record four times in a row on his way to becoming Britain’s first ever men’s skeleton Olympic cha

Team GB have a structured pay scale for athletes depending on their status and how likely they are to win a medal at events such as the summer or winter Olympics and Paralympics. Members of Team GB receive funding towards their living and sporting costs through the Athlete Performance Award (APA).

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.