Commenting on the announcement made today by the British Olympic Association of the final athletes selected to Team GB in the sports of skeleton, bobsleigh, ski and snowboard for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, UK Sport Chief Executive Liz Nicholl said:
“As Team GB’s final selections today show, the team heading to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games representing Great Britain is one of the strongest ever. Our ambition for the team is to win at least three Olympic medals in Sochi, which would represent the best performance by a British Winter Olympic team in almost 80 years.
“UK Sport is proud to have supported more than 60% of the team on their Road to Sochi, as members of our National Lottery and Government funded World Class Performance Programme.
“Congratulations to the athletes, coaches and support staff from skeleton, bobsleigh, ski and snowboard who have joined the team today. We know how much hard work and dedication has gone in to your preparations, and we wish you every success in Sochi.”
The athletes selected to Team GB are:
Bobsleigh
- Paula Walker*
- John Jackson*
- Bruce Tasker*
- Stuart Benson*
- Joel Fearon*
- Craig Pickering*
- Rebekah Wilson*
- Lamin Deen
- John Baines
- Benjamin Simons
Skeleton
- Kristan Bromley*
- Shelley Rudman*
- Dom Parsons*
- Lizzy Yarnold*
Ski
- James Woods*
- Katie Summerhayes*
- Murray Buchan*
- James Machon
- Rowan Cheshire
- Emma Lonsdale
- Dave Ryding
- Chemmy Alcott
Snowboard
- Zoe Gillings*
- Jenny Jones*
- Billy Morgan*
- Aimee Fuller*
- Jamie Nicholls*
- Ben Kilner*
- Dom Harrington
*Athletes supported by UK Sport’s National Lottery and Exchequer funded World Class Performance Programme
To see the complete Team GB squad for Sochi 2014, visit the Team GB website.