Madge Syers – figure skating (1908 – unofficial)Syers clinched Great Britain’s first-ever medal (Picture: Getty)The Winter Olympics are over a century old, first taking place in Chamonix in 1924, but Britain’s first winter medallist predates them. In 1902, she became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships, winning a silver medal. Men’s team – curling (1924)In the first official Winter Games, William Jackson, Robin Welsh, Thomas Murray, and Laurence Jackson took home the inaugural curling Olympic gold medal. Lizzy Yarnold – skeleton (2014 and 2018)Yarnold is the only British athlete to win multiple Winter Olympic gold medals (Picture: Getty)Lizzy Yarnold is Britain’s most decorated winter Olympian of all time, as she earned back-to-back gold medals in Sochi and Pyeongchang. Arrow MORE: Anastasia Vaipan-Law and the incredible sacrifice that fueled Winter Olympic dreamArrow MORE: Winter Olympic athletes to be microchipped after crotch-enlarging cheating scandal

Source: Metro February 05, 2026 22:14 UTC