FANS watching Team GB’s efforts to win another gold medal at the Winter Olympics have fumed about the BBC’s decision to change channels in the middle of the event.
The broadcaster was showing the mixed skeleton event on Two, with the in Milano Cortina.
BBC left viewers fuming as they switched the channel for a Team GB medal effort at the Winter OlympicsCredit: Getty
Team GB ended up winning gold in the mixed skeleton eventCredit: PA
However, the Beeb left viewers furious with the decision to swap the channel the coverage was on to .
had been showing the Winter Olympics coverage since 12.45pm.
But at 6pm it switched over to BBC One while came on.
The change is only scheduled to last for one hour before it once again moves back to BBC Two at 7pm.
One fan blasted the change of channels as “pointless and annoying”.
A second said: “Why’s it so hard for the BBC to make the switches between One and Two seamless for Olympics & .”
A third added: “BBC Winter Olympic coverage is a farce.”
Another said: “BC what is the point in switching to BBC1 at 6pm, when it’s scheduled to switch back to BBC2 at 7pm? Just put Countryfile on 1! What’s the point in changing channel for an hour?”
A fifth said: “Why on earth can’t the BBC just put the sodding Winter Olympics on one channel ?”
pair Freya Tarbit and Marcus Wyatt took to the ice to score a time of 1:59.65.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE!
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Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker win the mixed team skeleton! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/lKTdOeDezZ
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However, they were edged out by German pairs Susanne Kreher and Axel Jungk with a time of 1:59.53 and then Jacqueline Pfeifer and Christopher Grotheer with a time of 1:59.54.
Tabitha Stoecker and Weston were in action last, meaning Team GB were guaranteed at least a bronze medal from the event.
Stoecker’s run left Weston needing to bridge a gap of 0.30 seconds.
And the man from made it double gold as he put in a track record time of 58.59 to see
That gold extended these Games as Britain’s most successful Winter Olympics ever – with a gold also being won five hours earlier by
But that jubilation was also heartbreak for Tarbit and Wyatt who were demoted out of the medal spots and into fourth.
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Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker celebrated winning Team GB’s third gold of the GamesCredit: PA
Freya Tarbit and Marcus Wyatt finished fourth in the eventCredit: Reuters Winter Olympics 2026 - all the info
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