The first ten athletes who will compete for Team GB at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have been announced today, with a little over six months to go before the Games return to Europe.
Ten curlers have been named to represent the nation in the men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles disciplines at the Games, which take place between 6-22 February 2026.
Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist Bruce Mouat will once again skip the men’s rink, and his team will be confident going into the Games after dominant season which saw them win a second World Championship title and become the first-ever rink to win four Grand Slam titles in a single season.
Mouat and his fellow Olympic silver medallists Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan are joined by PyeongChang 2018 Olympian Kyle Waddell as alternate, completing the experienced line up.
Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds (Photo: Team GB)
In the mixed doubles Mouat will be joined by Olympic Champion Jennifer Dodds. The pair became the first British curlers to compete in two disciplines at the same Olympics when they partnered to make Team GB’s debut in the mixed doubles event in Beijing 2022, where they finished just outside of the medal placings in fourth.
Two-time European bronze medallists, Team Morrison, take over the Olympic reins from Team Muirhead in the women’s competition as they make their Olympic bow at the Cortina Olympic Stadium next February. Rebecca Morrison is joined by Sophie Jackson as skip, the returning Dodds, Sophie Sinclair, and Fay Henderson as alternate.
Team GB Chef de Mission and Olympic Champion skip, Eve Muirhead, said: “Announcing the first athletes selected to Team GB for my first Games as Chef de Mission is an extremely proud moment. It is even more special for me that it is athletes from my sport of curling.
“Team Mouat have had an outstanding run of form this past year, becoming the first-ever rink to win four Grand Slam titles in one season, and I know they will be wanting to better the silver medal they won in Beijing.
“Team Morrison did a fantastic job to secure the quota place at the recent World Championships, and I have no doubt that the experience that Jen Dodds will bring to the team as our only returning Olympic Champion will be extremely valuable.”
Mouat commented: “With just over six months to go we are very excited for the Milano Cortina Games.
In 2022 we finished fourth in the mixed doubles and got silver in the men’s competition, so we want to use the experience we have gained over the past four years to get a wee bit further and try a bring home gold in both disciplines this time.”
Morrison added: “Being selected to compete for Team GB at an Olympic Games is something you dream of your whole life, since before I can even remember I’ve wanted to go to the Games.
“Getting into the playoffs at the World Championships this year was massive for us and gained us our selection to the Games. We’re a completely different team to where we were two years ago and I’m excited to see what more progress we can make ahead of next February.”
Olympic Curling Team Leader, Nigel Holl, said: “Huge congratulations to all our athletes and their coaches on their selection to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. We are delighted to be able to announce the teams so early, which is only possible because of the excellent form and performances they have demonstrated in the past season.
“The early selection allows British Curling to run the Olympic season for these athletes and teams with Milano Cortina as the only priority, so giving them the ultimate chance to perform when it counts in 2026.
“We are incredibly proud of the whole British Curling family and the athletes that we have qualified in all three Olympic disciplines.”
With thanks to Team GB
