Sochi 2014: The Countdown Series: Great Britain

82 days remaining until the opening ceremonies (81 until the first day of competitions) of Sochi 2014. Up next on the countdown: Great Britain.

The UK made their debut in the winter Olympics at Chamonix 1924, and has sent at least one of their athletes to every winter games ever since. A total of 22 medals have won by British athletes in the winter games, including nine gold medals.

There have been several gold medalists for the UK in the winter games. The most recent is Amy Williams (pictured), who won the skeleton event at Vancouver 2010.

At the team level, curling teams have been successful. The men defeated Sweden in the final for gold at Chamonix 1924, and 78 years later at Salt Lake City 2002, the women finally won gold, as they defeated Switzerland in the final. Men's ice hockey won gold at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, where they defeated Canada in the gold medal match.

As of now, 14 quota spots for Sochi are available, including in women's curling, biathlon and Alpine events.

Up next: Greece