The Road to Milano-Cortina ‘26

[Jon 61]

The first opportunity for Team GB to qualify athletes to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is coming up shortly. 

Earlier this year in February, the Men’s Ice Hockey Team successfully topped their Olympic Qualification pool, with victories over Romania, China and Serbia. This enabled them to progress to the final Olympic Qualification Tournament.

The fixtures below:
29 August, 7.30pm -  v 

30 August, 3.30pm -  v 

1 September, 12.30pm -  v 

The matches are being hosted in Denmark and the top of the pool wins the qualification spot. This is the only route to qualification.

[Sindo 1,839]

15 minutes ago, Jon said:

The first opportunity for Team GB to qualify athletes to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is coming up shortly. 

Earlier this year in February, the Men’s Ice Hockey Team successfully topped their Olympic Qualification pool, with victories over Romania, China and Serbia. This enabled them to progress to the final Olympic Qualification Tournament.

The fixtures below:
29 August, 7.30pm -  v 

30 August, 3.30pm -  v 

1 September, 12.30pm -  v 

The matches are being hosted in Denmark and the top of the pool wins the qualification spot. This is the only route to qualification.

@Mkbw50 / @Rafa Maciel Maybe you can create a section for 2026 Winter Olympics?

Edited August 15, 2024 by Sindo

[Grassmarket 4,314]

Got our first Gold Medal of the season - Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson winning the Free Dance at Skate America last weekend.

 

Fear/Gibson (GBR) clinch Ice Dance gold at Skate America - International Skating Union (isu.org)

[Rafa Maciel 1,737]

Winner takes it all situation for GB women's ice hockey team later today. After dispatching  3-2 on Thursday they racked up a 3-0 win over  yesterday to maintain unbeaten record in the group.

 

This afternoon they will face off against  at 16:00 - whoever wins will top the group and will proceed to the final qualification tournament in February. 

[Rafa Maciel 1,737]

Not to be for the GB Women as they go down to a 1-0 defeat by 

[Grassmarket 4,314]

Women's Curling rink will be there!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c86pnqy9p0qo

[Rafa Maciel 1,737]

17 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Women's Curling rink will be there!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c86pnqy9p0qo

Obviously delighted to secure qualification but can't help feeling that at the moment, we would only be going to make up the numbers. Hopefully there will be a bit of a shake-up in the squad and we won't see Morrison playing 4th. Maybe the selectors will be brave and drop her in favour of Fay Henderson. She's already been dropped as skip - surely it's only a matter of time before she is moved aside as fourth.

[Surreal 34]

On 3/22/2025 at 11:57 AM, Rafa Maciel said:

Obviously delighted to secure qualification but can't help feeling that at the moment, we would only be going to make up the numbers. Hopefully there will be a bit of a shake-up in the squad and we won't see Morrison playing 4th. Maybe the selectors will be brave and drop her in favour of Fay Henderson. She's already been dropped as skip - surely it's only a matter of time before she is moved aside as fourth.

Honestly we need Hailey Duff in the squad too

[Grassmarket 4,314]

There was a bit of confusion about this a couple of months back, but skeleton slider Laura Deas confirms retirement after losing her team spot during her baby break.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cn8vdqqnq54o

[Mkbw50 475]

Made a new thread in Milano/Cortina 2026 section (as per what @Sindo posted), so this one is in the archives