Amy Williams has backed Matt Weston to follow in her historic footsteps by winning Winter Olympic skeleton gold, urging the world No.1 to block out the pressure of expectation. Williams, who claimed Team GB's first Winter gold for 30 years at Vancouver 2010, believes Weston has the self-belief to triumph at Milan-Cortina.
Weston, 28, heads to the Dolomites as the current world, European and overall World Cup champion, with teammate Marcus Wyatt, world No.3, also in contention. The British men's pair spearhead a squad that also includes Tabitha Stoecker, Freya Tarbit and Amelia Coltman - the nation's largest skeleton team at a Winter Games.
Williams, now a pundit for TNT Sports, offered simple advice to Weston: concentrate on his own routine. "Matt has just consistently got better and better," she said. "Once you've done that and you've got it inside you, your self-belief is just sky high. It is a big expectation - but personally I think you just have to not think about it. Put it away, concentrate on you and forget all the media chat."
Weston struggled in Beijing four years ago but is determined to make amends at his second Games. Stoecker, 25, recently won Britain's first female skeleton overall World Cup medal for 11 years, while Wyatt secured a hat-trick of silvers last season.
Williams is optimistic about the team's chances. "The team are in an amazing, positive place and have had really consistent results," she added. "It's our biggest team ever so hopefully we can bring home some really good results." TNT Sports on discovery+ will provide live coverage of over 850 hours of action from Milan-Cortina 2026.
