Overview

Looks like a games of 4th place finishes again. Fear & Gibson are going to finish 4th tomorrow too aren't they...

It's all getting a bit déjà vu from Beijing isn't it?

2026 Week 5 (02 - 08-Feb) Events: Badminton: Azerbaijan International 2026 (02-08 Feb): Harry Huang is the 6th seed and will face Xiaodong Sheng in the first round on the Men's Singles. It was an all final in the men's doubles as top seed Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley took on Alex Green with Zach Russ. The title went to the English pairing with a 21-19 21-7 win. Harry Wakefield with Robin Harper were also in the draw but lost their first-round match 21-16 21-18 to Bjarne Geiss and Jones Ralfy Jansen. Lizzie Tolman paired up with Abbygael Harris in the Women's Doubles and as the 2nd seeds reached the semifinals before losing out to Miku Sugiyama and Natsumi Takasaki 21-13 21-18. Cricket International T20 (03-Feb) - completed a 3-0 series whitewash over achieving 128-9 in response to Sri Lanka's 116 all out. Cycling - Road: Volta Comunitat Valenciana (04-08 Feb) - Ben Turner finished 8th overall with Tao Geoghegan Hart in 19th. Lewis Askey also finished in the points in 34th. Adam Lewis was well down the field in 84th. Hamish Armitt and Sam Brand managed top-100 finishes in 92nd and 93rd. Tour of Oman (07-11 Feb) - The start list is still a bit patchy so possibly some Brits I've missed but at the moment can only see Adam Yates down to compete for UAE Tour Women (05-08 Feb) - Pfeiffer Georgi was the top finishing Brit at 13th with Zoe Backstedt in 17th. Carys Lloyd was down in 83rd with Elynor Backstedt in 91st. April Tacey and Robyn Clay were towards the bavk of the field in 103rd and 109th respectively. Cycling - Track: UEC European Track Cycling Championships 2026 (01-05 Feb) - topped the medal table in Konya with 13 medals in total including 7 Gold. In the Olympic disciplines, GB score 5 golds, 4 silvers and 1 bronze. Matt Richardson took gold in both the men's sprint and men's keirin - beating out Harrie Lavreysen in both events. Richardson was also part of the men's team sprint who took silver behind . Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell took a 1-2 for in the women's sprint. Like the men, the women's team sprint also took home the silver behind . In the endurance events, there was a World Record for the women's team pursuit on their way to gold, but the men's team pursuit had to settle for bronze. Anna Morris took home a trio of medals as she was part of the women's team pursuit and would go on to take gold in the women's omnium before teaming up with Katie Archibald to take silver in the women's madison. Outside of the Olympic events, there was gold for Josie Knight in the women's individual pursuit with Millie Couzens taking the bronze. Joseph Truman took gold in the men's kilo time trial. Equestrian - Jumping: Longines FEI World Cup: Bordeaux (04-08 Feb) - Jodie Mcateer finished 6th missing out on the jump off by 1 time penalty. Fencing: 4 more Fencing events in the calendar week for the Juniors. FIE Foil Grand Prix (05-07 Feb) - 9 women competed in Turin. Amelie Tsang was the only Brit to make the top-100 with her 84th place finish. Georgia Silk was in 123rd. Indigo Zaffino and Megan Elliott were tied for 165th, just ahead of Holly Thompson in 169th. Georgia Gardner was in 189th. Bronwen Granville and Becci Curwen finished in 194th and 195th respectively. Finally, Katie Castillo-Bernaus was down in 201st out of 211th fencers. On the men's side, we had 12 Brits competing - Jamie Cook finished 28th with Harry Bird in 30th. David Sosnov continues to show decent for with a 44th place finish for the junior. Joe Donaghue took 79th, David Williams was in a tie for 84th ahead of Callum Penman in 89th. William Lonsdale was in a tie for 92nd. Louis Guennou couldn't quite make the top-100 finishing in 115th. Kamal Minott was well down the field in 173rd, Jake Hurst was 182nd, Rafael Rhys Pollitt was 187th and finally, Oliver Strange was down in 216th. FIE Epee World Cup (Individual & Team) (05-07 Feb): Eight Brits competed in Heidenheim - Louis Taiwo-Williams was the only Brit in the top 100 at 88th, well ahead of the next best James Jeal in 172nd. Cador Beautyman was in 193rd, Gregory Allen was 197th. Aurelien Degorce was down in 283rd with Paul James Sanchex-Lethem in 287th. Hugo Smith was in 333rd and Vladimir Kukharev was 358th. The men's team were well down the field in 27th place out of 40 nations competing. Field Hockey: FIH Pro League (06-07 Feb) - The men defeated in penalty shoot out (2-2 3-1PSO) and followed that with a 3-1 win over in Valencia. The the women didn't do so well in Yunfu , losing to both (3-0) and (3-2). Golf: PGA Waste Management Phoenix Open (05-08 Feb) - Matt Fitzpatrick finished on -13 for 9th place overall. Jordan Smith's -10 was enough for 16th. John Parry was in 35th on -6 in Arizona. DPT Qatar Masters (05-08Feb) - Calum Hill was the runner-up in Doha with a score of -14. Daniel Bradbury was in 5th on -12. -9 was enough for Grant Forrest to finish in 15th place. Both Todd Clements and Matt Wallace were a further shot behind in 20th place. Nathan Kimsey was in 24th place on -7 along with Euan Ferguson. Matthew Jordan and Paul Waring were both on -6 in a tie for 32nd. Cameron Adam's -4 was in 36th along with Andy Sullivan. Sam Bairstow ended on level par in 56th. Finally, Marcus Armitage was down in 62nd. Judo: 2026 Paris Grand Slam European Open (31 Jan - 1 Feb): The first of the big judo event so good to see decent GB squad attending and returning with some good results. Men's -66Kg: Charlie Young got to the round of 16 whilst Michael Fryer finished in 7th place Men's -73Kg: Irakli Goginashvili got to the round of 16 whilst Benjamin Levy returns with a bronze medal - which I think is his first medal at this level of competition. Men's -81Kg: Lachlan Moorhead got to the round of 16. Men's -100Kg: Oliver Barratt got to the round of 16. Women's -52Kg: Tatum Keen lost her first round match. Women's -57Kg: Acelya Toprak got to the round of 16. Women's -70Kg: Both Katie-Jemima Yeats Brown and Kelly Petersen Pollard got through to the round of 16 Women's -78Kg: Emma Reid lost her first round match. Rugby SVNS: Perth (07-08 Feb): As expected, it was another difficult weekend for Team GB. The 'highlight' of the weekend was the solitary British win for the men - 26-19 over . But even that is not enough to make up for defeats to (36-10) and (24-21) in the pool. They had a chance to compete for 5th place but for the event in a row, they came unstuck against (28-19). They finished their completion with another loss to (24-17) to finish 8th overall. The women are still seeking their first win - defeats to (54-5), (45-7) and (42-10) was followed by further defeats to (29-7) and (41-5) to take their usual place at the bottom of the table. weekend on the spi men have been drawn against and whilst the women will face and Squash: Windy City Open (05-11 Feb): As always, plenty of Brits taking part in a draw that has thrown up a couple of all British ties. Joel Makin was 5th seed and defeated Declan James in the first round but then lost out to Jonah Bryant. Bryant would then lose out in the quarterfinals to the top seed Mostafa Asal 11-2 11-3 11-7. Marwan ElShorbagy was the 6th seed and also fell in the quarterfinals, losing out to Gregoire Marche. Nathan Lake has another casulaty in the first round, losing 11-7 11-8 12-14 13-11 to Mohamed Abouelghar. Mohamed ElShorbagy is the 8th seed and advanced to the quarterfinals where he fell to 2nd seed Paul Coll 11-8 4-11 11-5 7-11 11-1 In the women's draw, Lucy Beecroft got through to the round of 16 with a win over Caroline Fouts but she was no match for the top seed Hania El Hammamy in round 2 losing out 11-9 11-7 11-2. Grace Gear was defeated by 4th seed Olivia Weaver 11-6 11-9 11-3 in the first round. Tesni Murphy will face Marina Stefanoni defeated Tesni Murphy 5-11 11-3 11-6 11-9. 2nd seed Amina Orfi easily dispatched Lucy Turmel 11-6 11-6 11-7 in the first round. Table Tennis: WTT Feeder Cappadocia (02-06 Feb) - Samuel Walker got through to the round of 16 but was defeated 10-12 11-6 12-14 11-8 9-11 to 14 year old qualifier Gorkem Ocal. Tin Tin Ho also made it through to the round of 16 but was ultimately defeated by 7th seed Elena Zaharia 8-11 11-5 10-12 11-3 5-11. Taekwondo: Austria Open 2026 (02-06 Feb) -There were quite a few Brits competing in Innsbruck this week, but I haven't been able to track down any results yet: Men's -63Kg: Ahmad Al-Baidhani, Manuel Grande, Men's -68Kg: Antonio Buonaiuto Men's -74Kg: Max Cartwright, Rayvaughn Taylor Men's -80Kg: Theoharys Stavropoulos Men's -87Kg: Tiley Pettigrew Women's -46Kg: Aysa Khorshidi, Lauren Dunsmore, Women's -53Kg: Gina Bene Hamill, Lily Kingsley Women's -57Kg: Ava Bett, Beth Christy Women's -62Kg: Neve McPhillie Women's -67Kg: Lola Williams Tennis: WTA500 Mudabala Abu Dhabi Open (01-07 Feb): Sonay Kartal successfully navigated her way through 2 rounds of qualifying to make the main draw and would ultimately make it through to the quarterfinals where she would lose to eventual champion Sara Bejlek 6-0 6-2. WTA250 Ostrava Open (01-07 Feb) - Katie Boulter returns to the top 100 after taking her 4th career title in Ostrava with a 5-7 6-2 6-1 win over Tamara Kopatsch. WTA250 Transylvania Open (01-07 Feb) - Emma Raducanu reached her first final since she won US Open 2021 but was well beaten in the final by Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-2. ATP250 Open Occitanie (02-08 Feb) - Jan Choinski remains without a win this season as he loses 6-2 7-6 to qualifier Titouan Droguet in the first round. Billy Harris was the top seed in the qualifying draw but lost his first-round match 6-4 6-7 2-6 to Clement Tabur. Davis Cup 2026 Qualifiers (05-06 Feb) - have qualified for the second round with a 4-0 win over a depleted in Oslo. Jack Draper defeated Viktor Durasovic 6-2 6-2. Cameron Norrie then defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-4 6-4 to take 2-0 lead going into the second day. With one of the world's top doubles pairings in Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, we would be forgiven for thinking it would be foregone conclusion Durasovic and Kjaer put in a great fight before the Brits prevaied 6-2 2-6 7-6 to seal the tie. Jabo Fearnley then played dead rubber against Kjaer and won 3-6 6-3 10-7. On Sunday the Brits found out their next opponent would be after they defeated 3-0. Worth saying that Ecuador are the lowest ranked team left in the competition.

I for one have boycotted it ever since. Used to watch regularly.

Tabitha Stoecker has gone 1-2-1-2 in the four Skeleton training runs so far (and Amelia Coltman 3-6-7-3) - pretty promising stuff.

Niall Treacy goes down in the short track speed skating. Didn’t we learn not to bother with this sport after Elise Christie

Biathlon: No Cross-Country Skiing: No Curling: Yes Freestyle Skiing: No Short-Track Speed Skating: Yes Skeleton: 5

Biathlon: Yes Cross-Country Skiing: No Curling: Yes 🤞🤞 Freestyle Skiing: Yes Short-Track Speed Skating: Yes Skeleton: 5

Biathlon: No Cross-Country Skiing: No Curling: Yes Freestyle Skiing: Yes Short-Track Speed Skating: Yes Skeleton: 5

Biathlon - Yes Cross-Country Skiing: No Curling: Yes 🤞 Freestyle Skiing: Yes Short-Track Speed Skating: Yes Skeleton: 5

QOTD: Biathlon - No Cross-Country Skiing: No Curling: No Freestyle Skiing: Yes Short-Track Speed Skating: Yes Skeleton: 5

Welcome to Team GB Daily, the Daily thread for Team GB in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo on Totallympics! Catch the whole Team GB schedule in UK time, and discuss the day's events. SCHEDULE 0815 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN'S SPRINT CLASSIC Qualification - Anna Pryce 3:50.88 and 32nd, DNQ 0857 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN'S SPRINT CLASSIC Qualification - James Clugnet 3:23.66 and 45th, DNQ 1000 SKELETON WOMEN'S Official Training Heat 3 - Tabitha Stoecker, Amelia Coltman, Freya Tarbit Stoecker 1st, 57.55; Tarbit, 6th 58.10; Coltman 7th, 58.14 Followed by SKELETON WOMEN'S Official Training Heat 4 - Tabitha Stoecker, Amelia Coltman, Freya Tarbit Stoecker 2nd, 58.00; Coltman 3rd, 58.12; Tarbit 11th, 58.50 1010 SHORT-TRACK SPEED SKATING MEN'S 1000M Heats - Niall Treacy 4th in 1:54.040 in Heat 4, DNQ 1015 FREESTYLE SKIING MEN'S MOGULS Qualification 1 - Mateo Jeannesson 44.64, 28th, to Qualification 2 1230 BIATHLON MEN'S 20KM INDIVIDUAL - Jacques Jeffries 79th in 1:02:11.0 1230 SKELETON MEN'S Official Training Heat 3 - Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt Weston 1st in 56.11, Wyatt 9th in 56.91 Followed by SKELETON MEN'S Official Training Heat 4 - Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt Weston 1st in 56.51, Wyatt 9th in 57.17 1305 CURLING MIXED DOUBLES Bronze Medal Game - vs 3-5 loss 1315 FREESTYLE SKIING WOMEN'S MOGULS Qualification 1 - Makayla Gerken Schofield 18th in 66.38, to Qualification 2 Question of the Day Biathlon: Does Jeffries finish in the top 60? No Cross-Country Skiing: Does Clugnet get through qualification? No Curling? Do we take bronze? No Freestyle Skiing: Is Jeannesson top 20? No Short-Track Speed Skating: Does Treacy qualify? No Skeleton: How many of our five complete both runs? 5 Leaderboard 11 - @Mkbw50 9 - @Jon 5 - @G-ann @Surreal 3 - @TeamGB 2 - @cjsavory Medals 0/0/0

Yeah frustrating day, hope the curlers manage to get the Bronze and this isn't the start of constant near misses. Brookes is better on slopestyle though so I'm not too disappointed there. Imo Muir is also better at big air so good chances for both to come.

I rescind my earlier joy for today. Never-mind! On to tomorrow

So near and yet so far. I thought one of the three would manage a medal and there's still a chance.

A frustrating day. 4th for Muir, 4th for Brookes and Jen & Bruce saving their worst game for the one that mattered the most. Let’s hope tomorrow is kinder

Nope

Nah

Hmmmm… no

And my answer: Yes

Bollocks, you're right EMERGENCY FIGURE SKATING QUESTION @TeamGB@Jon@G-ann @Surreal Will Bekker and Hernandez qualify? Yes

Fasuba is still only 14

Two fabulous performances by the future of British sprinting over the weekend.

Curling - Yes Freestyle Skiing - Yes Skeleton - 5 Snowboard - Yes Speed Skating - Yes Surprised there's no Figure skating question

Curling: Yes Freestyle Skiing: Yes Skeleton: 5 Snowboard: Yes Speed Skating: No What a thrilling lineup to shift the misery of another damp flipping Monday