Jon

I really enjoyed that Opening Ceremony. Thank you Italy and here’s to a fantastic Olympic Games! 

I really enjoyed that Opening Ceremony. Thank you Italy and here’s to a fantastic Olympic Games! 

I really enjoyed that Opening Ceremony. Thank you Italy and here’s to a fantastic Olympic Games! 

And indeed no nonsense as all Swedish stones are driven from the ice, so  undefeated on 4-0l

European Track Champs in Turkey got a bit overlooked, but have been a real old school triumph for Team GB
 
7G 4S 2B and no fewer than 3 World Records set!  Certainly sets us up with the Commonwealths to come and getting ready for Los Angeles.

now have a 100% success rate at the Olympics, long may it continue

Flagbearers are Lilah Fear (figure skating) and Brad Hall (bobsleigh).

Lilah Fear (Figure Skating) and Brad Hall (Bobsleigh)
 
 
https://www.teamgb.com/article/hall-fear-flagbearers-opening-ceremony-milan/2bEn6EbYhVYi5IkAhY5juR
 

https://www.olympics.com/ioc/documents/olympic-games/los-angeles-2028-olympic-games
 
Lots and lots more qualification systems uploaded 

For those of us in  with Discovery+, their sports schedule now includes the first few days of the Games, so you can start setting your reminders, saves etc.

Team GB confirm Jacques Jeffries and Shawna Pendry take up the quota allocations for Biathlon.
 
With that, Team GB are sending a total of 53 athletes to the 2026 Winter Games.

Team GB confirm Jacques Jeffries and Shawna Pendry take up the quota allocations for Biathlon.
 
With that, Team GB are sending a total of 53 athletes to the 2026 Winter Games.

A poorly planned itinerary meant that I ended up with a 9-hour layover in Dubai and as I didn't need all that time to pick up the duty free, I have mapped out the year ahead across most of the summer sports. 
 
There's still a couple of sports which don't seem to have published their full calendar, so expect that there will be some updates in the next few weeks.
2028 Los Angeles Qualification Timeline.xlsx

2026 Week 3 (19-Jan - 25-Jan) Events:
 
 
Badminton:
DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters (20-25 Jan) - Ben Lane and Sean Vendy are the only Brits in action this week. They are the 7th seeds and are drawn against  Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal in the first round. 
 
YONEX Estonian International (22-25 Jan) -
Men's Singles: Heng Lin Ngan is the only direct entry in the main draw. He is drawn to face a qualifier in the first round. With a handful of Brits competing in the qualifying draw, we could see more make it to the main draw.
Women's Singles:   There are no women's with direct entry to the main draw, but Ann Mok is the 2nd seed in the qualifying draw. Pamela Reyes is also trying to qualify.
Women's Doubles: Saffron Morris and Yulia Tang are drawn against  Zoe Martin-Mouchain and Mathilde Pinna in the first round.
Mixed Doubles: Robin Harper will team up with Yulia Tang and are the 5th seeds. They will face  Arush Ravikumar and Marjolene Raffin in the first round. 
Oswald Fung and Michelle Ting have been drawn against 4th seeds  Timo Stoffelen and Inger Pothuizen. 
 
 
Cycling - Road:
Santos Tour Down Under (17-19 Jan) - We'll have the final stage of the women's race - Josie Nelson is currently sitting in 2nd place overall.
 
Santos Tour Down Under (20-25 Jan) - Like the women's event, there are plenty of Brits included in the start list including Adam Yates, Thomas Stockwell, Max Walker, Ben Swift, Samuel Watson, Thomas Stewart, Ethan Vernon, Callum Thornley, James Knox, Oliver Peace and James Brennan.
 
 
Equestrian - Dressage:
FEI Dressage World Cup: Amsterdam (22-25 Jan) - Charlotte Dujardin is listed to compete on Alive and Kicking, Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale and Becky Moody on Jagerbomb. 
 
Equestrian - Jumping:
Longines FEI World Cup: Amsterdam (22-25 Jan) - Robert Whitaker and Jodie Mcateer should be competing this week. 
 
 
Fencing:
2 more Fencing events in the calendar this week. 
FIE Sabre World Cup (Individual & Team) (22-25 Jan) - Jenna Bray is the sole Brit competing in  Salt Lake City.
 
FIE Epee Grand Prix (16-18 Jan) - 4 Brits are competing in the women's event in  Doha - Darcy Herring Johnson, Susan Sica, Katherine Townsend and Megan Upton. There are also 6 Brits competing in the men's event - Benjamin Andrews, Cador Beautyman, Fin Bennet, Tobias Berry, Aurelien Degorce and Tristan Lumineau.
 
 
Golf:
PGA - The American Express (22-25 Jan) - Dan Brown, Matt Fitzpatrick, Harry Hall, Robert MacIntyre, John Parry, Justin Rose, Jordan Smith, Matt Wallace are all currently on the entry list for South Carolina.  
 
DPT - Hero Dubai Desert Classic (22-25 Jan) - Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Waring, Tommy Fleetwood, Grant Forrest, Connor Syme, Richard Mansell, Laurie Canter, Dan Bradbury, Ewen Ferguson, Daniel Gavins, Calum Hill, Eddie Pepperell, Luke Donald, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage, Matthew Jordan, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Todd Clements, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Schmidt, Joe Dean, Sam Bairstow, Scott Jamieson, Richie Ramsay, Jack Senior, Andrew Johnston, Ross Fisher and Danny Willett are all included in the starting list.
 
 
Judo:
Casablanca African Open (25-Jan) - 38 British Judokas are down to compete in  Casablanca:
Men's -60Kg: Nordine Adrif, David Gheorghiu, Ross Dempsey, Laurence Hill, Evan Price.
Men's -66Kg: Aiden Moffat, Neil MacDonald, Joshua Bell, Gregg Varey.
Men's -73Kg: Ben Moore, Adam Stevens, Cameron Charles.
Men's -81Kg: Peter Davies, Luke Davies, Harrison Evans, Andrew Ross, Benjamin Fox Kennedy, Daniel Pacitti, Kylan Aylward.
Men's -90Kg: Corey O'Neal-Narcis, Asher Price, Ioan Carter-Jones, George Brown, Cameron Reid-Thomas, Kenneth Harris.
Men's +100Kg - Daniel Ede, Andrew McWatt, Joshua Whitehouse.
Women's -48Kg: Ashleigh Barnikel
Women's -57Kg: Madeleine Birri, Tomi Imrie.
Women's -63Kg: Sophie Wood, Sunny Doig, Millie Bayliss.
Women's -70Kg: Rachael Hawkes, Hazel Taylor, Paige Keane, Holly Devall.
 
 
Squash:
Sprott Tournament of Champions (22-29 Jan) - Plenty of Brits competing  New York.
 
Joel Makin is the 4th seed and will open against  Aly Abou Eleinen. Marwan ElShorbagy is the 7th seed and is drawn against  Timothy Brownell. Mohamed ElShorbagy will face compatriot Declan James with the winner likely to face  2nd seed Paul Coll. Jonah Bryant will face a qualifier. Gregg Lobban has drawn  Kareem El Torkey. Finally, Curtis Malik has a tough opener against  Eain Yow Ng
 
In the women's draw, Jasmine Hutton is drawn to face  Hana Moataz, whilst Georgia Adderley will face 5th seed  Sivasangari Subramaniam.  Lucy Turmel will face Anahat Singh
 
 
Table Tennis:
WTT Star Contender Muscat (19-24 Jan) - Anna Hursey and Tin-Tin Ho are both listed to compete in the women's singles.
 
 
Tennis:
Australian Open (18-01 Feb) -
 
Men's Singles - Cameron Norrie is the 26th seed. He has advanced to the second round with a hard fought 6-0 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over  Benjamin Bonzi.
Arthur Fery came through qualifying and was drawn against 20th seed  Flavio Cobolli. The Italian was struggling throughout the match and Fery was able to take advantage to close out a 7-6 6-4 6-1 victory to progress to the second round where he will face  Tomas Etcheverry. 
Jacob Fearnley has drawn Kamil Majchrzak in the first round. 
 
Women's Singles - Emma Raducanu is the 28th seed and has been given a bit of a crappy draw. After a slow start, she overcame  Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4 6-1 to set up a second round match up with  Anastasia Potapova. If she can dispatch the Austrian, she will likely face top seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Fran Jones probably has the kindest draw for the Brits as she'll face  qualifier Linda Klimovicova. Both Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal have been drawn against seeded opposition - 10th seed  Belinda Bencic and 31st seed Anna Kalinskaya respectively.
Doubles: Although there are a few Brits competing across the doubles events, to manage the workload I'll only track all British pairings. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are the top seeds and have been drawn against / pairing of Ariel Behar and Joran Vliegen. 

Right, I am going to publish my preview of Team GB's medal chances later today

Wonder if this thread could be repurposed for GB Sailing in general?
 
iQFoil World Championships 2025
 
Emma Wilson  takes Gold in the Women’s.
 
Andy Brown  takes Gold in the Men’s. 

Women’s U20 Eurobasket (Division B)
 
 53 lost against  74
 52 lost against  56
 33 lost against  61
 55 lost against  69
 57 lost against  74
 96 won against  41
 82 won against  33
 
Team GB placed 12th out of 14 teams (compared to 7th in 2024 and 12th in 2023)

Women’s U18 Eurobasket (Division B)
 
 69 lost against  70
 90 won against  36
 76 won against  44
 89 won against  67
 54 lost against  63 (QF)
 76 won against  47
 56 lost against  62
 
Team GB placed 6th out of 21 (compared to 6th in 2024 and 12th in 2023)
 
Women’s U16 Eurobasket (Division A)
 
 38 lost against  102
 55 lost against  60
 52 lost against  97
 60 lost against  88
 45 lost against  74
 74 won against  66
 60 lost against  69
 
Team GB placed 14th out of 16 teams and is relegated to Division B.

The FIBA Eurobasket Juniors have just wrapped up - summary of the men’s results:
 
Men’s U20 Eurobasket (Division B)
 
 75 won against  61 
 63 lost against  80
 48 lost against  61
 67 won against  66
 61 lost against  70 (QF)
 71 won against  61 
 50 lost against  71
 
Team GB placed 6th out of 21 teams (compared to 12th in 2024 and 8th in 2023)
 
Men’s U18 Eurobasket (Division B)
 
 72 won against  68
 72 lost against  84
 76 won against  71
 69 lost against  70
 76 lost against  100
 70 lost against  85
 71 lost against  93
 
Team GB placed 16th out of 22 teams (compared to 19th in 2024 and 5th in 2023)
 
Men’s U16 Eurobasket (Division B)
 
 77 won against  61
 65 lost against  68
 76 lost against  93
 68 lost against  92
 58 lost against  68
 61 lost against  68
 88 won against  76
 
Team GB placed 15th out of 22 teams (compared to 12th in 2024 and 10th in 2023

For anyone who is interested, I've mapped out what I think could be likely qualification pathways across the LA28 sports - except for Boxing because not sure who will be managing the qualifying procedure, weightlifting because the weight classes aren't established yet, and wrestling because I really don't care about it. 
2028 Los Angeles Qualification Timeline.xlsx

Team  having a pretty decent tie at the ongoing European Championships
 
Ben Llewellin crowned European Champion in the Men's Skeet (Where was that kind of form when places in Paris were at stake!)
 
Matthew Coward-Holley took silver in the Men's Trap
 
Amber Rutter took silver in the Women's Skeet
 
If these results were repeated at next year's championships, we would secure 3 quotas for LA. If they are repeated in 2027 or 2028, we would earn a quota for the men's skeet. 
 
 

OK, this is probably more the Road to 32 or Road to 36, but plenty medals for Team GB at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Macedonia last week,  Age Groups 16 to 18.  
 
10 Gold in Badminton, Gymnastics and Swimming
7 Silver
5 Bronze
 
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS – Skopje 2025 – Sport Europe
 
 
 

World Rowing U23 Championships 2025
 
Team GB topped the medal table with 4 Gold.
 
GOLD
Women’s Quadruple Sculls
Women’s Four
Women’s Eight
Men’s Eight

For those who are interested, I have been pulling together a calendar of events across the summer Olympic sports (at least the ones where GB are active - sorry any wrestling fans)
 
I'm also in the process of gathering the details of the elite squads so that we can track the athletes we could see in the mix for qualification when Los Angeles comes around. 
 
It is still a work in progress so if there are any suggestions for additions, just shout out. 
2025 Calendar.xlsx

Hi guys, moving this thread here, and what better way to start than an update for how Team GB is going to look in Italy this winter.
 
Alpine Skiing
 
Alpine Skiing has ten events: for both genders Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom and Team Combined. The mixed team event is abolished. There are 153 places per gender (including 2 host places) per event, with maximum eleven per NOC and 4 per event (including 4 teans in the teams events).
 
For each gender: 1 spot goes to NOCs with the basic eligibility quota, which we meet. Up to two more based on the FIS World Start List of 19 January 2026: any NOC with two athletes in the Top 30 in an event (or one in more than one event) gets two spots, with any NOC with one in the Top 30 getting a spot. On the Men's side, Dave Ryding is currently 13th so in, while Billy Major is 32nd and Laurie Taylor 38th, all for Slalom. There's no-one on the rankings in the women's side: it will be close to get the second spot but Ryding should be assured for the men. The rest will be based on the Olympic Quota Allocation List which is basically a ranking until all spots are filled. However as our athletes mostly focus on slalom, and its a combined ranking, I think our options here are limited.
In 2022 we got one basic spot plus a top 30 spot for both genders: Ryding and Major competed as the men, and Alexandra Tilley and Charlie Guest as the women.
 
Biathlon
 
Biathlon has eleven events total: for both genders a Sprint (10km for men, 7.5km for women), an Individual (20/15km), a Pursuit (12.5/10km), a Mass Start (15/12.5km), and a Relay (4x7.5/4x6km), plus a 2x7.5km Men/2.7.5km Women Mixed Relay event. There are 105 spots per gender including two host places, with at most 6 per NOC (if ranked in the top 3), and then going down per ranking. The top 20 nations in the Nations Cup World Cup 24-25 qualify, but GB were 28th in both men and women's events. The next twelve athletes on the qualifying list not to be from a nation that qualified can also earn two places. Currently Marcus Bolin Webb in 19th is our best-performing man, while Shawna Pendry in 14th and Chloe Dupont on 15th are the best women. I guess that means we have a chance to have someone participate, especially on the women's side.
In 2022 we did not qualify anyone in Biathlon.
 
Bobsleigh
 
Bobsleigh has two events per gender: a 4-man and 2-man Bob for Men, and a 2-Woman Bob and Monobob for Women. There are 114 male spots and 56 female ones, with max 3 crews per event per NOC. Men will qualify based on the Men's Bobsleigh IBSF Combined Ranking List, while women will use the Women's Bobsleigh IBSF Combined Ranking List and Women's Monobob IBSF Ranking List. As it is based on the upcoming 25/26 season, we don't know how GB will do at the moment. We had a crew in the two-man, four-man, and two-women events in 2022.
 
Cross-Country Skiing
 
Cross-Country Skiing has six per gender: a 10km+10km Skiathlon, a Sprint Classic, a Team Sprint Free, a 4x7.5km Relay, a 10km Free, and a 50km Mass Start Classic. There are 148 spots per gender including 4 host country spots. This is changed from a 30km Skiathlon, a Team Sprint Classic and Sprint Free, a 4x10km Relay, a 15km Classic and a 50km Mass Start Free for men, and a 15km Skiathlon, Team Sprint Classic and Sprint Free, 4x5km Relay, 10km Classic and 30km Mass Start Free for women. There are 148 places per gender including 4 host spots, at most eight per gender per NOC, and 4 individuals/1 team per event per gender per NOC. There is a basic quota of one athlete which we clinched for both genders, for having at least one athlete at the World Championships or U23 World Championships to score less than 300 (men) or 330 (women) penalty points. There is also the NOC quota for the top 30 in the 24/25 Cross-County Nation Rankings: GB came 12th in the men's list, earning two places for the 11-20 range, but just missed out for the women, coming 31st. Neither the men or women got additional places, and so we settle for three men and one woman. This is an upgrade from 2022, when we had three men (Andrew Musgrave, Andrew Young, James Clugnet) and no women.
 
Curling
 
Curling has a Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles event, with ten teams/pairs per event. The first qualifying event is the combined score in the 2024/2025 World Championships. GB qualified in all three events this way, not needing to bother with the Olympic Qualifying Event. The men came 4th in 2024 and won in 2025, the women came 8th in 2024 and 6th in 2025, and the pair came 6th in 2024 and 2nd in 2025. We had a team in every event in 2022 too.
 
Figure Skating
 
Figure Skating has a Men's Single, Women's Single, Mixed Pair, Mixed Ice Dance, and Mixed Team event, with 71 athletes per gender, at most three places per NOC. The main qualifying event is the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2025. There are 24 places available in the individual events here, but on the men's side, the top Brit, Edward Appleby, came 32nd. However, in the women's side, Kristen Spours qualified for GB in 22nd. Sixteen pairs would qualify, and the British duo of Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby came 12th, earning a spot. In Ice Dance, 19 pairs would enter, and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson came 3rd, and Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez in 17th, giving us two spots. The remaining individual spots are earned at the ISU Qualifying Competition, but from my understanding we are not eligible to enter that. In the Team Event, spots are based on a ranking, where GB are currently 7th, but unlike the individual event it is not complete. For now we have one women's individual, one pair, and two ice dance spots, and are set to qualify for the mixed team. This is an upgrade from 2022, when only Natasha McKay in the women's singles and Fear and Gibson in the ice dance qualified.
 
Freestyle Skiing
 
Freestyle Skiing has 15 events. Seven gendered ones in Aerials, Moguls, Dual Moguls, Ski Cross, Freeski Halfpipe, Freeski Slopestyle, and Freeski Big Air, and a Mixed Team Aerials competition. The Dual Moguls is new for 2026. There are 25 places for Aerials, 30 for Moguls/Dual Moguls (counted as one event), 32 for Ski Cross, 25 for Freeski Halfpipe, and 30 for Freeski Slopestyle/Freeski Big Air (counted as one event) per gender, including one spot for the host per event. An Olympic Quota List finalised in January 2026 based on World Championship and World Cup points is used for every place bar three for Aerials. On the current list, we have no athletes eligible for Aerials, we have 2 women and 1 man eligible for Moguls/Dual Moguls, of which one of each gender is currently in the qualified spots, we have 2 men eligible for Ski Cross of which one is currently going to Milan, we have one per gender eligible in Freeski Halfpipe, both of which are currently going, and we have three per gender in Slopestyle/Big Air of which one is currently going. There are additional places for the Mixed Team Aerials list but I don't think we have a chance of that. As it stands we have one athlete for Men's Moguls/Dual Moguls, one for Women's Moguls/Dual Moguls, one for Men's Ski Cross, one for Men's Freeski Halfpipe, one for Women's Freeski Halfpipe, one for Men's Slopestyle/Big Air and one for Women's Slopestyle/Big Air. In 2022, we had one Men's Aerials competitior in Lloyd Wallace, one Men's Halfpipe in Gus Kenworthy, one Men's Slopestyle/Big Air in James Woods, two Women's Slopestyle/Big Air in Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes, one Women's Halfpipe in Zoe Atkin, one Men's Moguls in Will Feneley, two Women's Moguls in Leonie Gerken Schofield and Makayla Gerken Schofield, and one Men's Ski Cross in Oliver Davies.
 
Ice Hockey
 
Ice Hockey has a men's event with twelve teams, and a women's event with ten. For the men's side, nine places are earned by the IIHF World Rankings, with the eight highest plus the hosts qualifying. GB are ranked 19th so did not qualify that way. The remaining three places are earned at the Qualification Tournaments. As GB are ranked 18-26, they entered in Round 3, where the top three teams advanced. In practice, this meant the twelve teams were split into three groups of four, with the group winners advancing. GB were in Group H, beating  10-1,  11-0 and  7-4 to top the group and make the Final Qualification Tournament. Again, the twelve teams would be split into three groups, with the group winners qualifying. GB were in Group F, losing to  3-1 and  6-2 but beating  3-2, coming third and missing out. On the women's side, the top six plus the hosts would qualify from the IIHF World Rankings, with GB 20th so not qualifying. The remaining three places are earned at the Qualification Tournaments, with GB entering in Round 2 as they were ranked 16th to 24th. In Group E, and needing to top the group to advance, they beat  3-2 and  3-0 before losing 1-0 to  in overtime and therefore coming second and not advancing. GB didn't participate in 2022 and won't in 2026 either.
 
Luge
 
Luge has a Singles and Doubles event for both genders plus a Mixed Team Relay, with the gendered doubles event replacing an open one from 2022. There are 59 male and 47 female spots, including 3 host spots per gender, with at most three singles, two doubles, and one mixed team per gender. Luge qualification is based on the Olympic Season World Cup Ranking List (General Class), but this season kicks off in November. In 2022, we had one entry, with Rupert Staudinger entering in the Men's Singles.
 
Nordic Combined
 
Nordic Combined is men-only, with three events: an Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, an Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, and a Team Sprint Large Hill 2x7.5km. There are 36 spots, including one host spot, at most one per NOC, and qualification is based on an Olympic Quota Allocation List, which is not complete but where GB are currently nowhere to be seen. We didn't compete in 2022 and almost certainly won't again.
 
Short Track Speed Skating
 
Nine events here, with a 500m, 1000m, 1500m and Relay (5000m for Men and 3000m for Women) for both genders, plus a Mixed Team 2000m Relay. There are 56 spots per gender including 4 host spots, with three individuals and one team per NOC per event, and at most five athletes per NOC per event. These places will be earned based on Special Olympic Qualification Classifications, for the upcoming season which is yet to start. In 2022, two men qualified in Farrell Treacey and Niall Treacey, with one woman, Kathryn Thomson, making the Games.
 
Skeleton
 
There are three events here, with a Men's, Women's and Mixed Team event, the latter being new for 2026. There are 25 spots per gender, including a host spot, and at most three athletes per NOC (and 2 teams in the Mixed event). The qualification will be based on the IBSF Ranking List for the upcoming season which is yet to occur. In 2022, GB had two men in Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt and two women in Brogan Crowley and Laura Deas.
 
Ski Jumping
 
Ski Jumping has a Normal Hill Individual and Large Hill Individual event for both genders, a Men's Super Team event, and a Mixed Team event. The Women's Large Hill event is new for 2026. There are 50 spots including a host spot per gender, and at most 4 per NOC. The Olympic Quota Allocation List is the main qualifier, but GB are nowhere to be found. We did not participate in 2022 and probably won't again in 2026.
 
Ski Mountaineering
 
There are sprints for both genders and a mixed relay. This is a new sport for 2026. There are eighteen spots, including a host spot, per gender, with at most two per NOC. The first spot goes to the hosts (not us), and then two per gender for the top two nations at the 2025 ISMF World Championships Mixed Relay, where our top pair came 19th. The next spots are based on the Olympic Mixed Relay List, with nine spots per gender including one from each continent. This isn't done yet, but we are currently 17th (with all but four ahead of us from Europe) so look unlikely to grab a spot. Two spots per gender came from the 2025 ISMF World Championships Sprint, where our top man Iain Innes came 41st and our to woman Claudia Chmielowska came 39th. Finally, four more spots come from the Olympic Sprint Ranking List, where the top man Innes is 68th and the top woman Chmielowska is 41st. I'm pretty sure it's not mathematically possible for us to qualify in any event any more.
 
Snowboard
 
Snowboard has five events per gender: a Parallel Giant Slalom, a Snowboard Halfpipe, a Snowboard Cross, a Snowboard Slopestyle, and a Big Air, plus a Mixed Team Snowboard Cross. There are 32 places per gender in Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Halfpipe, 25 in Snowboard Cross, and 30 in Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air, which is counted as if it were one event, and all that includes one host spot per event. There are at most thirteen athletes per gender per NOC, and at most four individuals and three teams per NOC per event. The qualification is based entirely on the Olympic Quota Allocation List. For Parallel Giant Slalom, we don't have any eligible athletes. In Snowboard Halfpipe, we don't either. In Snowboard Cross, we have one per gender, both of whom are currently in the qualification spots. For Slopestyle/Big Air, we have three women and one men eligible, of which two women and one man is currently qualifying. Having someone of both genders in Snowboard Cross would also make us eligible for the Mixed Team event. In 2022, Katie Omerod qualified in Women's Slopestyle/Big Air, with Huw Nightingale in Men's Snowboard Cross and Charlotte Bankes in the Women's event, also granting us a team. We look to currently have one woman and one man more than 2022, both in Snowboard Cross
 
Speed Skating
 
Speed Skating has seven events per gender: 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m (Men)/3000m (Women), Mass Start, and Team Pursuit. There are 82 places per gender, and 3 per gender per event per NOC, except for Men's 10000m/Women's 5000m/Mass Start (2) and Team Pursuit (1 team). Qualification is based on the Special Olympic Qualification Classifications, for a season which has not yet started. In 2022, one man qualified in Cornelius Kersten, plus one woman in Ellia Smedding.

actually have an active national volleyball team. Who knew!!
 
This month, the men's and women's Under 22 squads have been in action in the qualifying for the 2026 European Championships.
 
For the men, they were up against pretty tough opposition and would ultimately lose all three of their qualifying matches -  (11-25 / 20-25 / 15-25),  (16-25 / 21-25 / 13-25), and  (20-25 / 26-24 / 14-25 / 15-25)
 
For the women, they too didn't make it out of the group stages but that's hardly surprising given they hadn't spent that much time together as a team. They lost out against  (18-25 / 16-25 / 8-25) and  (16-25 / 14-25 / 9-25) but were awarded a walkover win over