Bankes and Nightingale seal historic Olympic Gold

Team SBX win delivers first ever British Olympic Gold on snow

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale made history with a first ever British Olympic gold medal on snow, as they took victory in the Milano-Cortina 2026 Team Snowboard Cross event.

After disappointment in the individual events on Thursday and Friday, Bankes and Nightingale proved dominant in the Team event, delivering outstanding performances in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and Big Final to secure a first British snowsport medal of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and a second Team GB gold following Matt Weston’s Skeleton victory on Friday.

The pair, who also won the Team SBX World Championships in 2023, have now cemented their place in British Olympic history and proven Britain’s ability to mix it with the very best snowsport athletes in the world.