The British skeleton crew loved a profitable 2024-25 season, with Matt Weston profitable general World Cup gold and Marcus Wyatt silver, profitable all seven races between them.
That success got here utilizing a distinct helmet, and the BBSA advised BBC Sport the helmet it had hoped to make use of for the Video games in Italy is a brand new design for the 2026-27 season, which begins in direction of the top of the yr.
It mentioned it has tried to be “revolutionary” with the brand new design, which it believes to “be within the present guidelines”.
It mentioned the brand new helmet has been designed to adjust to new guidelines imposed by the IBSF for the 2026-27 season, that are geared toward enhancing security, and that it’s confirmed to be safer than another helmets getting used.
The principles set out the security requirements helmets should meet and have stipulations concerning the form. For instance, the helmet should not have any moreover hooked up aerodynamic parts.
The crew wore the brand new helmets final week at a coaching session in Switzerland however have additionally introduced the previous helmets to Cortina.
On the 2010 Video games the USA and Canada lodged a protest moments after British slider Amy Williams gained the gold medal, alleging the small ridges on her helmet have been unlawful, however the protest was thrown out.
On the 2018 Video games British medallists Lizzy Yarnold, Laura Deas and Dom Parsons wore specialised pores and skin fits that includes drag-resistant ridges, the legality of which was additionally questioned by rival groups.
Weston is the heavy favorite for the gold medal in Cortina, with the lads’s occasion starting on 12 February and the ladies’s on 13 February.
