SportsAid

Posted on 27 Jan 2010

SportsAid athletes James Hunt and Catherine Clement took centre stage at the Team GB Launch at Somerset House last night.

As future Olympic hopefuls, figure skating pair James and Catherine gave a magnificent performance on the ice, demonstrating the skills required to compete in one of the winter disciplines.

Held by the British Olympic Association, the launch announced a further 19 athletes selected for Team GB and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Official sportswear partner adidas also unveiled the Team GB kit.

The athletes announced yesterday, from 4 sports and 7 disciplines are joining the 24 athletes who have already been announced to travel to the Games as part of Team GB, bringing the total to 43 athletes across 6 sports and 10 disciplines. Final selections for skeleton and men’s bobsleigh will be announced by Friday 29th January.

The BOA has also now launched the Team GB Vancouver website where you can follow all the news from the Games and view athlete biographies.