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Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: powered by National Players

The Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have given us some of the UK’s most memorable sporting moments.

Remember Rhona Martin’s Stone of Destiny, Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans’ first Winter Paralympic gold for Team GB, Lizzy Yarnold’s back-to-back skeleton wins and Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe’s four medals at PyeongChang 2018?

These iconic moments were all made possible, in part, by National Lottery players, and as athletes prepare for Milan Cortina 2026, it’s a moment to celebrate the talent, dedication and journeys behind every race and medal.

Flying down the slopes: how National Lottery funding is giving children with additional needs the thrill of skiing

As ParalympicsGB competed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, a National Lottery-funded charity in Wales showed how grassroots sport can change lives.

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Club members in action at Curl Aberdeen, with young and older curlers competing side by side. The club has over 600 members aged eight and over, and has hosted the European and World Curling Championships. Image credit: Curl Aberdeen

World championships, Olympic medallists, and a wheelchair league on a Wednesday. Welcome to Curl Aberdeen

Every time you play the National Lottery, a share of what you spend goes to good causes.

Curl Aberdeen in north-east Scotland is one of them - a community sports venue built with National Lottery funding, open to everyone, where wheelchair curlers compete in the club league as the Winter Paralympic Games unfold in Italy.

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A curler in a wheelchair.

Three of GB's Paralympic curlers train in a converted bowling hall in Dumfries - and this Saturday it's free to visit

Three of Great Britain’s Paralympic curlers call a converted bowling hall in south-west Scotland their training home.

This Saturday, as they compete at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games - which mark the 50th anniversary of the first Winter Paralympics - that venue is offering free sessions to anyone who holds a National Lottery ticket.

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Two people in wheelchairs holding equipment used for curling and smiling at the camera.

ParalympicsGB athletes ready to make history in Milano-Cortina 2026

Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean are heading to the Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics with ParalympicsGB - and say National Lottery funding has played a vital role in their journey to the Games.

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