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theguardian. com > sport > 03/15/2026 > britain-to-raise-winter-paralympic-targets-after-finishing-games-with-solitary-medal

Britain to raise Winter Paralympic targets after finishing Games with solitary medal

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (471+ words) Neil Simpson's skiing silver the only podium finish Paralympics GB failed to reach two-five medal target UK Sport are set to to raise performance targets for the next Winter Paralympics after Great Britain returned from Milano-Cortina with only a single…...

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theguardian. com > sport > 03/10/2026 > neil-simpson-first-great-britain-medal-winter-paralympics

Neil Simpson wins first Great Britain medal at Winter Paralympics with skiing silver

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (342+ words) Scot second in men's visually impaired alpine combined Paralympics GB mixed curlers lose to Italy in fifth defeat Great Britain won their first medal of the Winter Paralympics on Tuesday as Neil Simpson imposed himself on a stacked field to…...

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theguardian. com > travel > 03/09/2026 > why-i-was-hitting-the-slopes-until-i-was-80

Why I was hitting the slopes until I was 80 | Letters

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (462+ words) David Morgale writes about the sense of accomplishment he felt on the mountains, in response to Emma Loffhagen's article on skiing being a waste of money. Plus letters from John Carter and Eric J Ascalon While I accept that Emma…...

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theguardian. com > sport > 03/08/2026 > snowboard-cross-chaos-winter-paralympics-2026

Tears and drama amid snowboard cross chaos at Winter Paralympics

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (715+ words) The Guardian Tears and drama amid snowboard cross chaos at Winter Paralympics Emanuel Perathoner and C'cile Hernandez keep their calm to win gold on an incident-packed day at San Zan From their vantage point to the south of the San…...

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theguardian. com > sport > 02/26/2026 > norway-winter-olympics-message-for-us-all

Norway's all-conquering Winter Olympians have a message for us all " and it's not what you think | Cath Bishop

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (341+ words) How did a small Nordic country dominate the Games? By making sport fun and not something for kids to suffer Norway's Olympians stormed the mountains of Milano Cortina and left the rest of the world wondering how a nation of…...

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theguardian. com > commentisfree > picture > 02/24/2026 > forget-the-winter-olympics-australian-politicians-have-created-their-own-downhill-event

Forget the Winter Olympics, Australian politicians have created their own downhill event | Fiona Katauskas

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (32+ words) They're going pretty fast'See more of Fiona Katauskas's cartoons here Continue reading. .. Forget the Winter Olympics, Australian politicians have created their own downhill event They're going pretty fast'...

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theguardian. com > sport > 02/24/2026 > australias-winter-olympians-ride-waves-of-emotion-after-games

Australia's Winter Olympians ride waves of emotion after Games | Martin Pegan

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (875+ words) Highs and lows of life are heightened for athletes after what may be the pinnacle of their career " whether they medal or not Snowboard star and three-time Olympic medallist Scotty James is still riding a wave of emotion. Australia's most…...

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theguardian. com > sport > 02/22/2026 > team-gb-greatest-performance-winter-olympics-2026-milano-cortina

The Brits are coming again: Team GB hail their greatest ever Winter Olympics

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (762+ words) Historic" Games leaves Britain 15th in medal table We can all get excited for 2030 and for Los Angeles" Team GB have hailed a "historic" Winter Olympics after Britain"s greatest performance in the 102 years of the Games left them 15th in the…...

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theguardian. com > sport > 02/22/2026 > eileen-gu-freestyle-skiing-halfpipe-gold-zoe-atkin-bronze-great-britain-winter-olympics

China's Eileen Gu soars to ski halfpipe gold as Zoe Atkin claims GB's fifth medal of Games

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (335+ words) Gu and Li Fanghui take Winter Olympic gold and silver Zoe Atkin's bronze matches that of sister Izzy in 2018 Zoe Atkin won women's freestyle skiing halfpipe bronze to claim Great Britain's fifth medal of their record-breaking Winter Olympics as China's…...

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theguardian. com > sport > 02/20/2026 > indra-brown-freeski-halfpipe-finals-winter-olympics-2026

Australia's Indra Brown, 16, soars into Winter Olympics freeski halfpipe final

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (447+ words) Youngest member of team at Milano Cortina qualifies in fourth place Brown is Australia's last realistic shot at a medal at these Games Australia's golden Winter Olympics could conclude with a medal-winning flourish after Indra Brown roared into the final…...