Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Great Britain is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

Great Britain at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
Websitewww.teamgb.com
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors17 (11 men and 6 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Medal and performance targets

In July 2018, UK Sport announced a preliminary target of 5–12 medals for the Games, which would at least sustain the level success experienced at the previous two Games, in both of which 5 medals were won.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 101
Curling 516
Figure skating 123
Short track speed skating 213
Speed skating 112
Total11617

Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Great Britain has qualified at least one male and one female alpine skier.[2]

Cross-country skiing
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Great Britain has qualified at least one male cross-country skier.[3]

Curling
Main articles: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Outside of the Olympic Games, Great Britain competes under the flags of its constituent home nations, Scotland, England and Wales (Northern Irish players compete for a combined Ireland); Scotland results are treated as Great Britain for the purposes of Olympic qualification.[4]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bruce Mouat
Grant Hardie
Bobby Lammie
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Ross Whyte		 Men's tournament
Jennifer Dodds
Bruce Mouat		 Mixed doubles tournament

Men's tournament

Great Britain has qualified their men's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top six teams in the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.[5] On 14 October 2021, the British Olympic Association announced that Team Bruce Mouat would be their men's team representatives.[6]

Mixed doubles tournament

Great Britain has qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes), by finishing in the top seven teams in the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[7] On 14 October 2021, the British Olympic Association announced that Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat would be their mixed doubles representatives.[6]

Figure Skating
Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics - Qualification

Great Britain secured quotas in both the Ladies' Individual and the Ice Dance events at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm.

Short track speed skating
Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics - Qualification

Great Britain secured quotas for two men and one woman across five events in Short track speed skating after their performance in the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.

Speed skating
Main articles: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification


References
  1. "UK Sport targets more inspirational Winter Olympic and Paralympic success with Beijing investments". UK Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. "Qualification System – Games of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games – Curling" (PDF). World Curling Federation. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. Michael Burns (9 April 2021). "United States, Canada and Great Britain qualify for spot at Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. "Six curlers selected to represent Team GB at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games". British Curling. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. Céline Stucki (21 May 2021). "Scotland, Canada and Italy qualify for the World Mixed Doubles play-offs and earn their places in Beijing". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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