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GB Snowboarders Make Olympic History!
15 Feb
Summary
- Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won gold.
- This marks Team GB's first Winter Olympics snow gold.
- They added gold to their 2023 World Championship title.
Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale have achieved a historic milestone for Team GB at the Milan-Cortina Games. The dynamic duo clinched the gold medal in the snowboard cross mixed team event, marking Great Britain's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medal won on snow.
This significant victory follows their success at the 2023 World Championships, where they also claimed the top title. Their Olympic gold medal adds another prestigious accolade to their already impressive careers in snowboarding.
Prior to this achievement, Team GB's only medals on snow at the Winter Olympics were bronzes. These were awarded to snowboarder Jenny Jones in 2014, and freestyle skier Izzy Atkin and snowboarder Billy Morgan four years later.
