Winter Olympics - Team GB should be 'really pleased' despite medal haul, say Amy Williams and Greg Rutherford

Team GB should be “really pleased” despite leaving the Winter Olympics with only two medals, says Eurosport expert Amy Williams. A difficult Games for Britain featured a spree of disappointment across the first two weeks. Ad/> World champion Charlotte Bankes bowed out in the snowboard cross quarter-finals, Dave Ryding failed to back up his historic win in Kitzbuhel, the skeleton – usually a staple of British success – did not produce a medal, while there were also anti-climaxes in the bobsleigh and freestyle skiing.

Beijing 2022Team GB underdogs 'have to try that little bit more' — Morgan04/02/2022 AT 15:12 But just when it looked like Team GB would leave without a medal, the curlers stepped up. First Bruce Mouat skipped the men to silver, then Eve Muirhead delivered the gold fans have craved – 20 years on from Rhona Martin’s ‘stone of destiny’ in Salt Lake City. GB skeleton great Amy Williams and Olympic long jump champion-turned-bobsledder Greg Rutherford dropped in on The Cube to insist there is plenty of reason for optimism.

Williams was quick to highlight that the coronavirus pandemic will have impacted British athletes, with the Isles not renowned for its snowy peaks and sport-specific ice rinks. “We have to be really pleased, really proud of these athletes. They are a very young team, a lot of them are first-time Olympians,” said Williams.

“And in this very incredibly challenging last two years, we haven’t been able to get on the snow and the ice in the same way as other times. “I really feel proud. So many have made finals, top six finishes and we have right at the end got a few medals.” Team GB won five medals at PyeongChang 2018 – including gold for Lizzy Yarnold in the skeleton – as they brought home a record