What to expect as the Winter Games begin in Italy...

Want to know what it takes to be a Winter Olympian? We catch up with three of Britain’s medal prospects as they get ready for Milan-Cortina 2026, one of the greatest shows on earth.

7 FEBRUARY

ANOTHER OLYMPICS, ANOTHER SPORT to pique our curiosity. The Games seem to be perpetually expanding. On the wintry end of things, curling and snowboarding were added as medal events at the 1998 Nagano

Bill and Kate Morris spend the summer cruising through Liguria, Corsica and Sardinia ahead of work at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games

Team GB ice-skating stars LILAH FEAR and LEWIS GIBSON on going for gold