competing at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be better mentally prepared than any other team

The team will be working across a number of sports to put effective tools in place to help athletes and

managing huge expectation in front of a home crowd and that is why London is the 'Psychological Games' for GB

"Our goal is to make sure that the GB athletes at least maintain their normal level or get better

Williams, Kristan Bromley and Adam Pengilly were unveiled today as the final selections for Britain's team

The completed British team consists of 52 athletes from six sports and 11 disciplines.

"Team GB has a fantastic record in skeleton, and these names really do inspire anybody who loves

"Team GB is now complete with 52 athletes selected.

"This is the biggest team we've sent to an Olympic Winter Games since Albertville in 1992, and we

provisional 21-man Podium Squad and an 11-man Development Squad as part of its selection process for the GB

Boxing team that will compete at the 2012 Olympics at the ExCeL [pictured] in London.

Institute of Sport (EIS) in Sheffield under Performance Director Rob McCracken and his coaching and support team

“I want the established team members to know they have to keep improving to maintain their places

boxers to feel they have something to aim for and know they have the opportunity to be part of the 2012 team

By Mike Rowbottom January 27 - Nicola Minichiello (pictured), one of Britain’s best medal hopes at the Winter Olympics which start in Vancouver on February 12, will require further laser surgery to her eye today to correct her vision following inflammation of the retina which left her virtually blind on one side while bobsled racing in Italy in November.

bobsleigh title with her racing partner Gillian Cooke last February, revealed at the official launch of Team

GB’s adidas Winter Games kit in London that although she had undergone two bouts of surgery on

"Potentially that could have been permanent, but when I got back to the medical team in Sheffield

story at [email protected] Related stories February 2009: British bobsleigh team

Winter Olympics, which open in Vancouver on February 12, despite the sport's governing body, Snowsports GB

The men's bobsleigh and skeleton athletes will be named on Friday, taking the team to more than 50.

Alcott is the only woman on Britain's alpine skiing team, while for the men there is Ed Drake

GB.

GB in the snowboard half pipe.

to allow these athletes to fulfil their potential and achieve a personal best for Team GB in Vancouver

By Tom Degun January 23 - Rhona Martin, who became one of Britain’s most recognisable sportswomen overnight after dramatically leading Britain to gold at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics, has claimed that Eve Muirhead (pictured) will deal comfortably with the pressure of leading the side in Vancouver.

At just 19, Muirhead has been named as the skip of Britain's Olympic curling team having grown

up with the sport and captained her first curling team at the age of 13 at the Scottish junior national

"I have no doubt that Eve will skip the GB team well and she has no fear about playing the last

wunderkind of the sport, Eve Muirhead, who is about to be officially named as skip for the British team

, rather than the team skipped by Rhona Martin, of whom most was expected before the Games started.

GB.

"The home team are going to have 6,000 people in the arena cheering them on.

But he is calmly confident about his team’s prospects in Canada.

We have a more intense training programme, and I think it’s a more settled team.

January 15 - British pair Shelley Rudman (pictured) and Kristan Bromley were both in the medals at the St Moritz Skeleton World Cup in Switzerland today, with Rudman winning gold in the women’s race and Bromley taking silver in the men’s, giving the pair the perfect build-up to next month's Vancouver Olympics.

  Team-mate Amy Williams, silver medallist at last season’s World Championships, also performed

Team-mate Andy Wood came 13th today.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) announces its selection of Team GB skeleton athletes for the

January 11 - Valerie Vili (pictured), the Olympic and world shot put champion, has been selected as one of the three finalists for the prestigious New Zealander of the Year Award.

New Zealand's football team appear favourites for the team of the year award ahead of women's 420

Related stories May 2009: Exclusive - NZ Olympic champion may compete for GB in 2012 February&

By Tom Degun January 9 - ParalympicsGB have admitted they fear for the long-term future coverage of disability sport and athletes like Ellie Simmonds and David Weir (pictured) after Channel 4 were yesterday awarded the broadcast rights to London 2012.

A statement from Paralympics GB said: "LOCOG’s decision has been based on what they believe

the commercial value of the Paralympic Games and we are also proud that the success of the British team

with them and they have always shared our view that the Paralympic Games and the British Paralympic team

By Tom Degun January 9 - ParalympicsGB have admitted they fear for the long-term future coverage of disability sport and athletes like Ellie Simmonds and David Weir (pictured) after Channel 4 were yesterday awarded the broadcast rights to London 2012.

A statement from Paralympics GB said: "LOCOG’s decision has been based on what they believe

the commercial value of the Paralympic Games and we are also proud that the success of the British team

with them and they have always shared our view that the Paralympic Games and the British Paralympic team

unavailable for Britain's Davis Cup tie against Lithuania, insisting he has "not abandoned" the team

"It's just because the team has struggled in the past few years that if I didn't play then there

" Related stories September 2007: Murray secures GB Davis Cup triumph

December 27 - Britain is advertising for a men's coach for its goalball team on a 12 month rolling contract

December 27 - Britain is advertising for a men's coach for its goalball team on a 12 month rolling contract

World Speed Press Championships being held in Crawley on Sunday will be raising money for Paralympics GB

"We are aiming to raise as much money as possible for Paralympics GB because we have to raise the

"That gets narrowed down to the final 12 man team, which is what I'm aiming for in the run up to