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Team GB claim first medal at Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023

Snowboarder Charlie Lane picked up Team GB’s first medal at the Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) after claiming silver in the boys’ big air final. The 15-year-old from Brighton, East Sussex, took his place on the podium alongside France’s Allemand in first place and Norway’s Sukke in third, finishing with

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Eighteen Team GB athletes selected for Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Winter EYOF

The British Olympic Association has selected 18 athletes to represent Team GB at the Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) running between 21-28 January 2023. Team GB’s athletes, all aged between 15 and 17, will compete in nine of the 14 sports on the programme: alpine skiing, biathlon, figure skating, freestyle

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Banská Bystrica 2022 Day Four Review

Team GB claimed two more medals on day four of the Banská Bystrica European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), with one gold and one bronze taking the tally up to nine. Sixteen-year-old cyclist Cat Ferguson beat a 70-strong field to the top of the podium in the today’s road race, finishing in 12:11.58 with Spain’s Ostiz

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Banská Bystrica 2022: Day Three

Team GB’s campaign at the Banská Bystrica European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) continued today, with the medal tally now at seven following another medal in the pool. Phoebe Cooper, Ella Homan, Skye Carter and Isla Jones swam in the final of the girls’ 100m freestyle relay to claim silver, and were joined on the podium

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Lizzie Simmonds named Team GB Chef de Mission for Banská Bystrica

Two-time Olympian, Lizzie Simmonds, has been named as Chef de Mission for Team GB for the 2022 Banská Bystrica European Youth Olympic Festival. Simmonds, aged 31, will lead a team of aspiring Olympians into competition in the Slovakian city from 24-30 July 2022. The appointment sees Simmonds complete her own EYOF journey having previously competed

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