Bath Voice Sports News: Bath’s bobsleigh teams ‘elated and happy’ to have taken part in the Winter Olympics in Italy

From Team Bath Press Office: Seventh spot for Team Hall in four-man bobsleigh after British pairing finish strongly in two-woman competition

22 February 2026

The British four-man bobsleigh team secured seventh place overall on the final day of competition at the Cortina Sliding Centre.

Pilot Brad Hall, competing at his third Games, and his crew of Taylor Lawrence, Greg Cackett and Leon Greenwood were third after an excellent first run but slipped to seventh overnight after a difficult second heat.

They moved back up to sixth after a solid third run before swapping places once again with Switzerland in the final heat, eventually finishing 1.55secs behind gold-medallist Johannes Lochner of Germany.

Adele Nicol & Ashleigh Nelson of Team GB after the 1st run in the Bobsleigh 2-Women Event at the Cortina Sliding Centre during Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics 2026 on the 20th February 2026. Photo by David Pearce / Team GB.

The two-woman bobsleigh saw Adele Nicoll and Ashleigh Nelson place 15th overall after moving up six places during a strong second day of competition.

The Brits were 11th fastest in Heat 3 and Heat 4, and Nelson – who joined the elite ranks of athletes to compete at both a Summer and Winter Games – said: “I’m really, really happy with how today went, Adele has done a fantastic job to turn things around.

“It was really hard to keep our head in the game but it just goes to show what professionals we both are.

“I’m just so happy and elated to be at my fourth Olympics and first Winter Olympics. I’ve done it!”

Picture credits: David Pearce / Team GB.

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