Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Great Britain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 58 competitors in 11 sports. They won five medals in total, one gold and four bronze, ranking 19th in the medal table.

Great Britain at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
Websitewww.teamgb.com
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors58[1] (34 men and 24 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Lizzy Yarnold[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Billy Morgan
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Medallists

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Skeleton 1 0 2 3
Freestyle skiing 0 0 1 1
Snowboarding 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 4 5
Medals by date
Day Date Total
Day 1 10 February 0 0 0 0
Day 2 11 February 0 0 0 0
Day 3 12 February 0 0 0 0
Day 4 13 February 0 0 0 0
Day 5 14 February 0 0 0 0
Day 6 15 February 0 0 0 0
Day 7 16 February 0 0 1 1
Day 8 17 February 1 0 2 3
Day 9 18 February 0 0 0 0
Day 10 19 February 0 0 0 0
Day 11 20 February 0 0 0 0
Day 12 21 February 0 0 0 0
Day 13 22 February 0 0 0 0
Day 14 23 February 0 0 0 0
Day 15 24 February 0 0 1 1
Day 16 25 February 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 4 5
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 0 0 2 2
Female 1 0 2 3
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total1045
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldLizzy YarnoldSkeletonWomen's17 February
 BronzeDominic ParsonsSkeletonMen's16 February
 BronzeIzzy AtkinFreestyle skiingWomen's Slopestyle17 February
 BronzeLaura DeasSkeletonWomen's17 February
 BronzeBilly MorganSnowboardingMen's Big Air24 February

There were a number of notable firsts for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics:[3]

  • Day 8 (17 February) was the most successful day for Great Britain at any Winter Olympics, with three medals won.
  • Lizzy Yarnold was the first British athlete to retain a Winter Olympic title and, in doing so, became Great Britain's most successful Winter Olympic athlete by surpassing the single gold and bronze medals won by Jeannette Altwegg, Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill.[4]
  • Yarnold and Laura Deas were the first British athletes to win medals in the same event at a Winter games.
  • Izzy Atkin won Great Britain's first ever medal on skis.
  • On Day 15 (24 February) Great Britain won a fifth medal at a single Winter Olympics for the first time.[note 1]

Records

DateSportEventRoundAthleteTimeRecordRef
10 February Short track speed skating Women's 500 metres Heat 4 Elise Christie 42.872 OR [6]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[1][note 2]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 224
Biathlon 011
Bobsleigh 8210
Cross-country skiing 314
Curling 5510
Figure skating 112
Freestyle skiing 6511
Luge 202
Short track speed skating 235
Skeleton 224
Snowboarding 325
Total342458

Medal and performance targets

On 9 January 2018, the funding body UK Sport announced their medal targets for Team GB at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang with the target to win at least five medals which if achieved would be a record-breaking haul for a Winter Olympic Games.[8] Although the target was set at three medals the funding body predicted that Great Britain had the potential to win as many as ten medals, this total was not widely expected to be reached.

Key N target missed Y target met YY target exceeded
SportMinimum targetReach targetMedals or Best ResultPerformance relative to targets
BobsleighTop five18thN
Curling124thN
Figure skatingTop eight111thN
Short track speed skating124thN
SkeletonTop eight1 Gold Lizzy Yarnold
 Bronze Laura Deas
 Bronze Dominic Parsons
YY
Ski and snowboard23 Bronze Izzy Atkin
 Bronze Billy Morgan
Y
Total4105Y
Total goldn/an/a1n/a

UK Sport funding

In the Winter Olympic Cycle running from 2014 to 2018 the UK government body UK Sport allocated a record budget of over £28 million to fund Team GB for the individual athletes as well as the bobsleigh and curling teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[8] The sports receiving the highest funding were bobsleigh, curling and skeleton, whilst speed skating, ski and snowboard, and figure skating also received funding, but all other winter sports where British athletes were competing did not receive any funding from the body.

SportFunding
Bobsleigh£5,003,476
Curling£5,655,150
Figure skating£1,235,593
Short track speed skating£4,764,006
Skeleton£6,549,617
Ski and snowboard£5,145,293
Total£28,353,135

Alpine skiing

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dave Ryding Men's slalom 49.09 13 51.07 9 1:40.16 9
Laurie Taylor 51.08 27 52.33 25 1:43.41 26
Charlie Guest Women's slalom 55.44 42 52.82 30 1:48.26 33
Alex Tilley Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom DNF
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dave Ryding
Laurie Taylor
Charlie Guest
Alex Tilley
Team  United States (USA)
W 2*–2
 Norway (NOR)
L 2–2*
Did not advance

* = decided on tie-break (combined time)

Biathlon

On 22 January 2018, the British Olympic Association announced Amanda Lightfoot as the selection for their solitary representative in the Biathlon competitions.[9] Lightfoot finished 67th in the sprint event, failing to qualify for the pursuit in which only the top 60 sprint athletes took part.[10]

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Amanda Lightfoot Women's sprint 24:15.3 3 (2+1) 67
Women's individual 49:14.7 6 (2+1+0+3) 73

Bobsleigh

Based on their rankings in the 2017-18 World Cup, Great Britain qualified 4 sleds.[11][12][13]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brad Hall*
Joel Fearon
Two-man 49.37 7 49.50 8 49.67 17 49.80 16 3:18.34 12
Brad Hall*
Greg Cackett
Joel Fearon
Nick Gleeson
Four-man 49.25 19 49.68 14 49.64 17 49.69 12 3:18.26 17
Lamin Deen*
Andrew Matthews
Toby Olubi
Ben Simons
49.44 16 49.45 19 49.66 =18 49.74 15 3:18.29 18
Mica McNeill*
Mica Moore
Two-woman 50.77 6 50.95 6 51.16 11 51.19 7 3:24.07 8

* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Sam Blanchet and Montell Douglas were travelling reserves

Cross-country skiing

Andrew Musgrave's seventh place in the men's 30 km skiathlon was the best performance by a Briton in an Olympic cross country event.[14]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Andrew Musgrave Men's 15 km freestyle N/A 35:51.0 +2:07.1 28
Callum Smith N/A 38:20.9 +4:37.0 75
Andrew Young N/A 37:13.1 +3:29.2 57
Andrew Musgrave Men's 30 km skiathlon 40:34.9 12 35:38.9 9 1:16:45.7 +25.7 7
Callum Smith 44:47.1 61 38:29.6 45 1:23:49.9 +7:29.9 57
Andrew Musgrave Men's 50 km classical N/A 2:20:57.9 +12:35.8 37
Callum Smith N/A 2:27:56.3 +19:34.2 54
Annika Taylor Women's 10 km freestyle N/A 30:52.9 +5:52.4 75
Women's 15 km skiathlon 25:08.0 60 22:29.6 59 48:09.1 +7:24.2 60
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrew Young Men's sprint 3:21.50 45 Did not advance
Andrew Musgrave
Andrew Young
Men's team sprint N/A 16:30.62 15 Did not advance

Curling

Great Britain qualified a men's and women's team for a total of 10 athletes (five of each gender). The teams were officially announced on 22 June 2017.[15] Outside of the Olympic Games, Great Britain competes under the flags of its constituent home nations, Scotland, England and Wales (Northern Irish players compete for a combined Ireland); Scotland results are treated as Great Britain for the purposes of Olympic qualification.[16]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kyle Smith
Thomas Muirhead
Kyle Waddell
Cameron Smith
Glen Muirhead
Men's tournament SUI
W 6–5
CAN
L 4–6
JPN
W 6–5
SWE
L 6–8
KOR
L 5–11
ITA
W 7–6
DEN
W 7–6
NOR
W 10–3
USA
L 4–10
4 TB  SUI
L 5–9
Did not advance 5
Eve Muirhead
Anna Sloan
Vicki Adams
Lauren Gray
Kelly Schafer
Women's tournament OAR
W 10–3
USA
L 4–7
CHN
W 8–7
DEN
W 7–6
KOR
L 4–7
SWE
L 6–8
SUI
W 8–7
JPN
W 8–6
CAN
W 6–5
3 Q Bye SWE
L 5–10
JPN
L 3–5
4

Men's tournament

Based on results from the 2016 and 2017 World Championships obtained by Scotland, Great Britain qualified a men's team, consisting of five athletes, as one of the seven highest ranked nations.[17][18]

Team
PositionCurler
SkipKyle Smith
ThirdCammy Smith
SecondThomas Muirhead
LeadKyle Waddell
AlternateGlen Muirhead

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
Country
Skip W L PF PA Ends
won
Ends
lost
Blank
ends
Stolen
ends
Shot %
 Sweden Niklas Edin 726243342813887%
 Canada Kevin Koe 635646363414887%
 United States John Shuster 54676337394680%
 Great Britain Kyle Smith 54556040378782%
 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 546055393710683%
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 45525634397882%
 South Korea Kim Chang-min 45656339398882%
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi 454856333513581%
 Italy Joël Retornaz 365056373815781%
 Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 275370363912583%
Round-robin

Great Britain had a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11

Tiebreaker

Having finished tied for fourth with the same record in the round robin stage the Great Britain men's team faced a tiebreaker against Switzerland for a place in the semifinals.[19]

Thursday February 22, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Great Britain (Smith) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 X 9

Women's tournament

Based on results from the 2016 and 2017 World Women's Curling Championships, Great Britain qualified a women's team, consisting of five athletes, as one of the seven highest ranked nations.[20][21]

Team
PositionCurler
SkipEve Muirhead
ThirdAnna Sloan
SecondVicki Adams
LeadLauren Gray
AlternateKelly Schafer

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
Skip W L PF PA Ends
won
Ends
lost
Blank
ends
Stolen
ends
Shot %
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 817544413451579%
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7264484234141383%
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 636156393812679%
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 5459553836101375%
 China Wang Bingyu 455765353812578%
 Canada Rachel Homan 4568594036101281%
 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 456055343712778%
 United States Nina Roth 45566538397678%
 Olympic Athletes from Russia Victoria Moiseeva 27457634408676%
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 185072324110673%
Round-robin

Great Britain had a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12

Semifinal

Friday 23 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 X 10
 Great Britain (Muirhead) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 5
Bronze Medal Game

Saturday 24 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Great Britain (Muirhead) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5

Figure skating

Athlete Event SD FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nicholas Buckland / Penny Coomes Ice dancing 68.36 10 Q 101.96 10 170.32 11

Freestyle skiing

Aerials
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Lloyd Wallace Men's aerials 73.06 24 100.03 14 Did not advance
Halfpipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Murray Buchan Men's halfpipe 66.00 65.40 66.00 14 Did not advance
Alexander Glavatsky-Yeadon 10.80 15.00 15.00 26 Did not advance
Peter Speight 3.80 64.60 64.60 15 Did not advance
Rowan Cheshire Women's halfpipe 74.00 71.40 74.00 9 75.40 17.80 13.60 75.40 7
Molly Summerhayes 60.80 66.00 66.00 17 Did not advance
Ski cross
Athlete Event Seeding Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Emily Sarsfield Women's ski cross 1:18.25 22 2 Q 4 Did not advance

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Slopestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Tyler Harding Men's slopestyle 20.00 21.00 21.00 29 Did not advance
James Woods 90.20 19.60 90.20 8 29.20 91.00 90.00 91.00 4
Isabel Atkin Women's slopestyle 13.20 86.80 86.80 4 68.40 79.40 84.60 84.60
Katie Summerhayes 75.80 77.60 77.60 10 61.40 71.40 23.20 71.40 7

Luge

On 18 January 2018, the British Olympic Association announced the selection of the athletes who will compete for Team GB in the luge in Pyeongchang.[22] American-born Adam Rosen competed in the luge for Great Britain in his third Olympics.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adam Rosen Men's singles 48.477 25 48.410 23 48.280 23 Eliminated 2:25.167 22
Rupert Staudinger 49.626 33 49.259 35 48.957 32 Eliminated 2:27.842 33

Short track speed skating

Great Britain qualified five short track speed skaters (two male and three female) based on results at the 2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.[23][24][25]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joshua Cheetham Men's 1000 m 1:26.223 3 Did not advance
Farrell Treacy Men's 1000 m 1:26.762 2 Q 1:25.080 4 Did not advance
Men's 1500 m 6 N/A Did not advance
Elise Christie Women's 500 m 42.872 1 Q 42.703 OR 1 Q 43.184 2 FA 1:23.063 4
Women's 1000 m PEN 4 Did not advance
Women's 1500 m 2:29.316 1 Q N/A PEN 5 Did not advance
Charlotte Gilmartin Women's 500 m PEN 4 Did not advance
Women's 1000 m 1:32.899 3 Did not advance
Women's 1500 m 2:29.005 3 Q N/A 3:00.691 5 Did not advance
Kathryn Thomson Women's 500 m 1:08.896 3 Did not advance
Women's 1000 m 1:32.150 4 Did not advance
Women's 1500 m 2:32.891 4 N/A Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); Q = Qualify to next round; OR = Olympic record

Skeleton

Based on the world rankings, Great Britain qualified 4 sleds.[26][27]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dominic Parsons Men's 50.85 5 50.41 3 50.33 3 50.61 3 3:22.20
Jerry Rice 51.06 11 51.15 13 51.04 11 50.99 10 3:24.24 10
Laura Deas Women's 52.00 6 52.03 2 51.96 5 51.91 5 3:27.90
Lizzy Yarnold 51.66 1 52.30 9 51.86 2 51.46 1 3:27.28

Snowboarding

Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total/Best Rank
Rowan Coultas Men's big air 81.00 84.50 84.50 8 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 23.20 23.58 23.58 18 Did not advance
Billy Morgan Men's big air 87.50 90.50 90.50 6 Q JNS 82.50 85.50 168.00
Men's slopestyle 56.40 37.55 56.40 10 Did not advance
Jamie Nicholls Men's big air 30.00 81.25 81.25 11 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 71.56 36.90 71.56 8 Did not advance
Aimee Fuller Women's big air 25.00 14.25 25.00 25 Did not advance
Women's slopestyle Cancelled[28] 34.63 41.43 CAN 41.43 17
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Rank
Zoe Gillings-Brier Women's snowboard cross 1:20.99 14 1:20.84 5 1:20.84 17 4 Did not advance

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

NB: Katie Ormerod qualified for both the big air and slopestyle competitions, but was forced to withdraw after suffering a broken heel in training prior to the start of the games.[7]

Notes

  1. The GBR-1 team in the Four-man bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics received a bronze medal following disqualifications of two Russian crews, giving Great Britain five medals from that Olympics.[5]
  2. The final team selected for the Games had numbered 59, but snowboarder Katie Ormerod was forced to withdraw after suffering a broken heel in training the day before the opening ceremony.[7]

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