Team GB

Alain Baxter

Represented Great Britain in four Winter Olympics and made British Olympic history by becoming the first Briton to win a medal (Bronze) in alpine skiing. However, his medal was later taken away following a positive drugs test due to a trace amount of methamphetamine found in a US version of a Vicks inhaler.

Martin Bell

Competed in four Winter Olympics from 1984 to 1994, placing eighth in the downhill at the 1988 Games in Calgary, Canada - the best result for a male skier from the U.K. in Olympic history.

Graham Bell

Represented Great Britain in five Winter Olympics during the 1980s and 1990s and now presents Ski Sunday.

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards

Famed for finishing last in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics 70m and 90m ski jumping events

Torville and Dean

Dynamic figure-skating duo who won gold in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and bronze 10 years later in Lillehammer.

Konrad Bartelski

Competed at his first of three Olympics at the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo at the age of just 17. He also produced the best result by a Briton on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit in 1981 by coming within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena.

Gina Hathorn

Coming tantalisingly close to an Alpine skiing bronze medal in the women’s slalom event at the 1968 Olympics, Gina is one of the most successful female skiers.

Divina Galica

Also know for her motorsports career Divina participated at the age of 20 in her first Olympic games in 1964, competing in downhill skiing and the slalom. She also participated in the 1968 and 1972 Games. On both occasions Galica was captain of the British Women’s Olympic Ski Team, and finished in the top-ten in the Giant Slalom.