Izzy Atkin: Zoe Atkin’s Olympic bronze helps Team GB equal best Winter Games haul
izzy atkin unclear in the provided context as Britain’s Zoe Atkin secured a bronze medal in the women's freeski halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a result that pushed Team GB to a record-equalling five medals at these Games. The result matters now because it capped a day of decisive outcomes across multiple sports, from a sudden-death ice hockey overtime to confirmed bobsleigh and curling podiums.
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Zoe Atkin and the women's freeski halfpipe
Zoe Atkin, 23, won bronze in the women's halfpipe final after qualifying in first place and then finishing behind Eileen Gu and Li Fanghui in the final, with the Chinese pair taking gold and silver respectively. Atkin, who is from Massachusetts and whose father is British, has held dual UK‑American citizenship since birth and arrived at the Games having won the superpipe competition at last month's Aspen X Games. She said she was nervous about the final, played it cautiously on her first run and then improved on her third run to secure a podium place.
Team GB medal tally, golds and silver
The bronze boosted Team GB’s total to five medals at these Winter Olympics, equalling the nation’s haul from 2014 and 2018. That overall count includes three gold medals — two historic same‑day wins and a separate singles title — and a silver from the men's curling team. Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale claimed gold in the mixed team snowboarding event, while Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker took gold in the mixed team skeleton. Weston also won the men's singles skeleton, giving him a second gold at these Games. The men's curling side, led by Bruce Mouat, lost a tense final to Canada and settled for silver, repeating their Beijing 2022 result. Notably, the two golds achieved on one day were the first time Team GB had secured that number of gold medals in a single day at any Winter Games.
Ice hockey final heads to sudden-death overtime at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena
The men's ice hockey final between Canada and the USA was locked at 1-1 and headed into overtime, with the format set to be 3-on-3 for a single 20-minute sudden-death period. If no goal is scored, teams would play another 20-minute period; there are no shootouts in the Olympic final. During the closing stages Canada enjoyed a 5-on-4 advantage for 1: 11 but could not find a winner. A penalty saw Jack Hughes sent to the box for a high stick on Bo Horvat, producing 4-on-4 play for 49 seconds before Canada moved onto the power play. Macklin Celebrini created two big chances but failed to convert, and the USA successfully killed the penalty, meaning the extra time was required.
Bobsleigh, curling and other headline results
In four-man bobsleigh, Brad Hall's GB crew finished seventh while Germany claimed gold. On the curling front, Sweden beat Switzerland to win their fourth women's curling gold in the past six Games. Elsewhere, Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo set a new mark with his fifth Olympic gold and tenth overall Olympic medal at these Winter Games. The closing ceremony was scheduled to begin at 19: 00 GMT, with Matt Weston and Charlotte Bankes named as Great Britain’s flagbearers.
Across venues and disciplines the Games produced a string of decisive moments: individual runs and runs of form produced podium shifts in the halfpipe and skeleton, a single penalty and a partially squandered power play forced ice hockey into sudden death, and team events delivered national milestones in snowboarding and curling that directly shaped Team GB’s medal total.
