Team GB at the Winter Olympics: athletes, sports and medal hopes

Britain select a record number for the PyeongChang 2018 games in South Korea

Elise Christie Team GB medal hopes PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skater Elise Christie is one of Team GB’s medal hopes for PyeongChang 2018
(Image credit: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

The British Olympic Association has selected its largest ever delegation for a Winter Olympics with 59 athletes chosen to compete at PyeongChang 2018. However, on the eve of the games Team GB suffered a blow when snowboard star Katie Ormerod was ruled out following a severe fracture to her right heel bone.

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