Winter Olympics: What is skeleton and how does it work? - Everything you need to know about Britain’s most successful winter sport

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again Wednesday in his banned helmet at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

"We have members of Olympic family, part of Olympic movement, and they don't even want to honor them," Vladyslav Heraskevych said of the International Olympic Committee

Team GB skeleton athletes Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt talk to Sky Sports about their chances of medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics; World Cup winner Weston is the favourite for gold and is looking to

He nearly quit after Beijing. Now the two-time world champion is in Cortina as Britain’s strongest contender

Skeleton is one of the fastest sports at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s how the head-first sliding event works and who is competing for the U.S. (AP photo)

International Olympic Committee bars a Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet showing images of fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.

Athletes look to hit top speed in one of the Winter Olympics’ most exciting sports, as bobsleigh, luge and skeleton look to fascinate the crowds in Cortina.

Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet commemorates over 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.

Team GB's Kirsty Muir misses out on medal by 0.41 points, finishing fourth Switzerland have won both golds so far on day three, in women's slopestyle and men's team alpine skiing GB's Ellia Smeding in 1000m speed skating from 16:30 GMT GB's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds to face Sweden in mixed team curling semi-final (17:05) Lots of GB interest to come - follow our daily guide Elizabeth Botcherby,