Image source, BBC SportImage caption, Published2 February 2026 The 25th Winter Olympics will feature almost 3,000 athletes from 90 countries competing for 116 medals at Milan-Cortina. Team GB have sent 53 athletes to the Games with plenty of medal potential. The action actually starts a couple of days before the opening ceremony. Here is your guide to what is happening each day and who to look out for. Curling is the only sport to feature every day at these Winter Olympics, with the mixed doubles getting under way two days before the opening ceremony. Long-established British pair Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds were world champions in 2021 and runners-up in 2025 but just missed out on a Winter Olympics medal in 2022 after losing to Sweden in the bronze medal match. They face a tough start against husband-and-wife team Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien. The Norwegians beat Mouat and Dodds in the semi-finals at the previous Winter Games, clinching victory with the final stone.
Published: February 2, 2026 3:53 pm
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