"Still the wait goes on. When Britain arrived in Milano Cortina there was heady talk of the country having one of its most potent ever teams for a Winter Olympics. So far, though, Team GB is still firing blanks. It is not for the want of trying. Kirsty Muir missed out on a freeski slopestyle bronze by 0.41 points. Mia Brookes came impossibly close to making the biggest trick in Olympic big air snowboard history."
"No wonder Team GB's chef de mission, Eve Muirhead, has urged everyone to stay positive after three fourth-place finishes in barely 24 hours. But the fact she used the phrase four times in four answers, when speaking to the media after Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds' bronze-medal defeat against Italy, suggested she was trying to convince herself as much as anyone else."
"Because while medal opportunities have slipped by, even more remain. Part of that confidence comes down to believing that the variance that has gone against them so far must shift at some point. Yes, Britain expected at least one medal from the three chances they had earlier in the week. But if you spin a coin three times hoping for heads, there is still a 12.5% chance you get three tails instead. And that is what essentially happened."
Britain arrived at Milano Cortina with expectations of one of its strongest Winter Olympics teams, but Team GB has not yet won a medal despite near-misses. Kirsty Muir lost a freeski slopestyle bronze by 0.41 points and Mia Brookes nearly landed a historic big air trick, while mixed curlers faltered after strong group-stage form. Eve Muirhead urged positivity after three fourth-place finishes in 24 hours. UK Sport invested 25.5m across winter sports for 2022-26 with a target of four to eight medals. Confidence endures because more medal opportunities remain and small margins have been decisive.
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