Tony Nash and Robin Dixon strike gold in 64

The curling men took gold in 1924 - still GB's best ever Winter Olympics

Rhona Martin and the women curlers had the country captivated in 2002

Torvill and Dean produce their perfect Bolero in Sarajevo

Shelley Rudman is the skeleton queen

Top Ten - GB Winter warmers

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A look back at the best moments for Team GB in the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics have not been a happy hunting ground for British athletes, but Team GB have had some reasons to cheer over the years.

Here are the top ten British moments from Winter Olympics history, is you agree or disagree have your say at the foot of the page...

Promising start

Chamonix, France, 1924

Great Britain secured four medals in the first Winter Olympic Games in a haul which remains their best ever. The men's curling team won gold and the men's four-man bobsleigh team brought home a silver. Bronze medals were won by figure skater Ethel Muckelt and the men's ice hockey team.

Adopted Brits scoop gold

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936

Britain's ice hockey team upset the favourites - and winners of the three previous Winter Games - Canada with a 2-1 victory. Ten of the British players were Canada-based and qualified through ancestry.

Altwegg goes all the way

Oslo, Norway, 1952

Having won bronze four years earlier aged 18 in St Moritz, Jeanette Altwegg added the Olympic crown to her European and world titles. She built a considerable lead after the four compulsory figures and earned the overall vote of six of the nine judges.

The wait is over

Innsbruck, Austria, 1964

Tony Nash and Robin Dixon ended a 12-year wait for a British gold medal in a winter event with victory in the two-man bobsleigh ahead of Italy. The Italian driver had loaned the British team a vital nut and bolt after their sled developed problems in practice.

Curry hot stuff in Austria

Innsbruck, Austria, 1976

John Curry skated to 105.9 points out of a possible 108 - a mark which remains the highest total in the history of men's figure skating - in clinching gold with a scintillating display. Robin Cousins would go on to win in 1980 to keep the title in British hands.

Bolero Brilliance

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1984

A seemingly telepathic rapport propelled Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to international superstardom. The favourites lived up to their billing with a spell-binding display which delivered Britain's sole medal of the Games.

The duo performed their now faces Bolero routine to rapturous applause in the arena - and the judges could not find fault as they were awarded amazing perfect 6's all round.

Return of the champs

Lillehammer, Norway, 1994

The crowds welcomed the return of Torvill and Dean, who put on a captivating display once more. However, the judges were not fully won over and the duo had to settle for bronze.

Bobsleigh bronze

Nagano, Japan, 1998

Britain's solitary medal in Japan was claimed by the four-man bobsleigh team. Sean Olsson, Dean Ward, Courtney Rumbolt and Paul Attwood finished in joint third with France. It was Britain's best finish in the event since 1936.

Curling crazy

Salt Lake City, United States, 2002

Rhona Martin led Debbie Knox, Fiona MacDonald and Janice Rankin to a stunning victory in the women's curling. Martin's squad needed Switzerland to beat Germany in order to progress to the knockout stages, but they then beat Sweden, Germany and Canada before a last-stone triumph over Switzerland delivered Britain's first winter gold since 1984.

Skeleton queen

Turin, Italy, 2006

Shelley Rudman from Pewsey, Wiltshire, took up skeleton after watching Alex Coomber zoom to bronze four years previously. Supported by her home town, who raised funds to send her to Italy, Rudman then bettered Coomber's result with a silver medal.

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