Britain is sending its largest ever team to the Winter Olympics at PyeongChang, with a target to beat its best ever haul of medals. Team Great Britain (GB) has never won more than four medals, a feat achieved just twice in 1924 and again at the last games in 2014.

Of the 22 winter Olympics, Britain came away empty-handed on six occasions. The British Olympic Association (BOA) is hopeful its 59-strong team, three more members than its previous high four years ago, will return from South Korea with the highest ever number of medals.

The lineup sees the country’s top athletes in winter sports, such as Lizzy Yarnold, the 10th British athlete to strike gold in the winter Olympics four years ago in Sochi; Eve Muirhead, four-time junior World Champion and the European Curling Championships winner in 2011; Dave Ryding, winner of Britain’s World Cup skiing podium in 36 years; and Elise Christie, the first British skater to win two medals at a World Championships.

At PyeongChang 2018, Team GB will compete in 11 of the 15 disciplines, namely Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, short track speed skating, skeleton and snowboarding.

Of the 11 sports, freestyle skiing will see the highest number of athletes competing, 11 in total, while Amanda Lightfoot will be the sole Team GB biathlete in South Korea.

The 59-strong team sees 34 men and 25 women selected. Thirty-three athletes will compete on ice in PyeongChang and 26 on snow.

Mike Hay, Team GB chef de mission, called it "a great milestone" in the preparations for the PyeongChang Games.

"Not only is this the largest team we've ever taken to a Winter Olympics but I feel it is also the most talented. Given results over the last two years at elite level, there is potential for success across a broader range of sports than ever before and I'm confident that with this group of athletes we can make history once again," he said.