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Team GB Selects Only One Short-Track Skater for 2026: Niall Treacy

Severe UK Sport cuts left the short-track setup depleted.

Overview

  • Niall Treacy, 25, will return for his second Olympics and called his selection a huge honor.
  • Head of performance Jon Eley says British Ice Skating now operates on a combined skating budget just under £2 million, down from more than £3.5 million for the 2018 cycle.
  • Eley reports that current short-track athletes are effectively self-funded as the programme continues a rebuild.
  • Great Britain missed out on a relay berth after being edged by Hungary, which is coached by former GB medallist Nicky Gooch.
  • This single selection contrasts with previous Games when Britain fielded multiple medal contenders such as Elise Christie and three-time Olympic finalist Eley.