Magic Monday Beckons for Team GB

High in the Italian Alps, British dreams are taking shape. Three medal chances in one day could make Monday magical for Team GB.

When the Pressure Hits

Mia Brookes found herself in a hole after her first Big Air run. The 19-year-old snowboarder over-rotated and slid toward Livigno town center on her backside, scoring just 29.75 points and sitting 24th out of 29 competitors. But this is where champions are made. She turned to her trusted soundtrack – Metallica, Pantera, Judas Priest – to block out the noise. Her next two runs scored 89.0 and 78.0, sending her into Monday’s final in third place. “As much as I hate it in the moment, it’s also moments like tonight that I absolutely love because when you land it’s the best feeling on the planet and everyone’s cheering. It’s insane,” she said.

The Scottish Sensation

Kirsty Muir is bidding to win Great Britain’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics after qualifying in third place for Monday’s final of the women’s ski slopestyle competition. The 21-year-old from Aberdeen has been building toward this moment. She won X Games gold last month, giving her plenty of confidence ahead of Monday’s Olympic final. “My heart was maybe racing a little bit more than usual,” she admitted. “After I put my first rundown, then I felt a bit of relief and could just be a bit smoother in myself.” Her plan for the final is simple: “I’m not going to hold back and I think that if I do that and I put a run down that I’d like to do then I’ll be just super proud of myself.”

Curling Confidence

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds sealed top spot in the mixed doubles curling round-robin with a 9-6 win over reigning champions Italy. The win saw them guarantee top spot with eight wins from nine, meaning they will face the team who finishes fourth in the semifinals on Monday. Eve Muirhead, now Team GB’s chef de mission, is confident about their chances: “I think in curling in general we’re in a very strong spot. Bruce and the boys are world No. 1, they’ve won a couple of grand slams this season. Those boys are definitely in form, that’s for sure.”

A Day Like No Other

It could be an absolute corker of a day for Team GB on Day 3 of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with two potential medallists on what could be a Magic Monday. The prospect of a potentially magic Monday for Great Britain is raised, with Brookes’ final taking place in the evening, hours after Kirsty Muir targets a medal in the women’s ski slopestyle. “To go into an Olympic final on the same day, representing Great Britain, is really special,” Brookes said. UK Sport expects a medal range of four to eight, reflecting Team GB’s athletes “being more competitive in more sports at a winter games than ever before.” Three medals in one day? It’s not likely. But it’s not impossible either.

Beyond the Numbers

“I never came here to get a medal, I never came here to get a gold,” Brookes reflected. “I just wanted to come here and show everyone how much fun snowboarding is, and if I’m still loving snowboarding as much as I did when I started, then I’ve already won.” Her parents are staying nearby in the same campervan they ferried their daughter to competitions in as a youngster. This is what Olympic dreams look like – not just the medals, but the journey. As Muirhead puts it: “I think the Winter Games kind of awakens all different parts of the country, and people just get hooked to the TV for weeks.” Monday could be one of those days that does exactly that.