Relive GB's Matt Weston winning skeleton gold as Ilia Malinin suffers shock performance on day seven of the Winter Olympics.

Matt Weston cements his status as the best skeleton racer in the world, making history by winning Olympic gold in emphatic fashion in Cortina and securing Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Games.

Matt Weston wins gold for Great Britain in the men’s skeleton and Ilia Malinin finishes in a shock eight place in the men’s figure skating final

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