Brits in Winter action

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2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Bronze for the curling lassies!  Things looking good for the Olympic Q, they look like a stable, settled team at last.

Just reminded elsewhere: top 6 in the Worlds this year is an automatic first-tranche Olympic Qual, so that is the target.

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Some great shots from the guys, but consistency was not there, so only.a Silver.  Not so very long ago that two curling medals was the start of the winter season for Team GB, but here we are with piles of medals already.  

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Two big results this weekend.  Mia Brookes got her first World Cup Gold - she has already been World Champion - in the snowboard Big Air in Beijing.  Plenty of silver and bronze, but that's the first Gold.

 

'I didn't plan on winning!' - Great Britain's Mia Brookes wins big air gold - BBC Sport

 

And a 16th place for Cross Country skier Joe Davies in the 20km Freestyle in  Ruka this morning.  Joe had done a few WCs before, but was mostly on the NCAA circuit this last couple of years.  So that's a great result for him. 

 

 

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Couple of good results from lower level skeleton events.

Isabella Fassnidge, silver in the women's Europa Cup event in Altenberg.

Laurence Bastock, bronze in the men's event on the same track

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For one brief moment  3rd & 4th at the finish of the Cross Country!

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50 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

For one brief moment  3rd & 4th at the finish of the Cross Country!

So in the final 

 

Mugrave 11th

Davies 16th PB

Andrew Young 43rd

Gabriel Gledhill 51st on his debut 

 

Pretty good - was worried that after the two Andrews came to their career end we'd struggle, but seems not.....

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First skeleton Gold of the Season to  - Marcus Wyatt.  Matt Weston in silver.   Current World Cup leader Christopher Grotheer was injured and could not compete, but we'll take the points, thanks very much!   

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Wow, double Gold weekend in Winterberg!  Matt Weston's turn for Gold in the Skeleton, then an incredible 4 Man win for Brad Hall on a very difficult weather day!  Hopefully a bit more media coverage this season.

 

Bobsleigh World Cup: Great Britain win gold in four-man event - BBC Sport

 

 

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And a big air gold for Mia Brookes, with a promising 9th for Txema MAZET BROWN

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I'm feeling good about gb in the 2026 olympics