Skating to Milano – Cortina: Winter Olympics 2026

16 February 2026

3 golds so far for Team GB

Cortina d’Ampezzo, site of the ongoing Winter Olympics, is expecting temperatures as low as -12°C this week.  Here at Chapmans, we rarely see significant ice, but one Sheffield native, Luke Digby, will skate for Team GB in the Pairs Figure Skating finale tonight, alongside his skating partner, Anastasia Vaipan-Law.

Sheffield is renowned for its strong sporting tradition, with many sporting stars hailing from the city, and a range of excellent sporting facilities and venues.  Sheffield Arena hosted the European Figure Skating Championships just a month ago.

Sheffield’s ice-skating heritage runs deeper than you might think, with John Wilson Blades manufacturing some of the world’s finest skating blades for over 300 years, and located just a mile from Chapmans!

Good luck to all Team GB !!

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