British duo have unfinished business at Winter Olympics
Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat are among the first 10 Team GB athletes confirmed for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
Dodds, Team GB's only defending champion, and Mouat, whose men's team are defending world champions, aim to improve on their fourth-place mixed doubles finish in Beijing.
Mouat's men's curling team will feature Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, and Hammy McMillan, with Kyle Waddell as alternate.
Dodds will compete with a new women's team led by Olympic debutant Rebecca Morrison, alongside Sophie Jackson, Sophie Sinclair, and alternate Fay Henderson.
Eve Muirhead, who won gold with Dodds in Beijing and is now retired, will serve as Team GB's Chef de Mission in Milan.
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