Great Britain at the Olympics the expansion of the Winter Olympics to include sports such as Curling, Snowboarding, Skeleton and Freestyle skiing has brought some increased success. Currently Great Britain is the most successful nation in women's skeleton, having won a medal six times, at least one for each time the event has been held, including a gold medal for Amy Williams in 2010, and the same for Lizzy Yarnold in 2014 and 2018. Great Britain enjoyed a period of significant success between 1976 and 1984 in figure skating, winning golds in three successive games on the rink. Prior to the 2014 Games all Britain's
Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics to semi-finals. Contestants <nowiki>*</nowiki> "Hammy McMillan was replaced by Warwick Smith as skip after Draw 4." Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. Tie-breaker 1 Tie-breaker 2 Semi-final Gold medal game Contestants Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Alain Baxter came third in the Men's slalom but was subsequently disqualified for use of a stimulant. Baxter's claim that a mix up in the ingredients of the same branded cold medication between the UK and the US