Huw Nightingale

Huw Nightingale
Personal information
Full nameHuw William Harvey Nightingale
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001
Bolton, England
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Mixed team snowboard cross
World Championships
2023 Bakuriani Mixed team snowboard cross

Huw William Harvey Nightingale (born 12 November 2001) is an English snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross discipline. He was named to Great Britain's 2022 Winter Olympics team.[1] In the 2026 Winter Olympics, he, alongside partner Charlotte Bankes, won Great Britain's first ever gold medal in a snow event.[2]

Career

Nightingale was born in Bolton, and at the age of five, he moved with his family to Westendorf in Austria where his family ran a B&B. He later went to Mayrhofen for six months of each year to receive snowboard cross training.[3][4] He fluently speaks the local dialect.[5]

At his first Olympic Games, in 2022, Nightingale placed sixth in the mixed event alongside Charlotte Bankes.[6]

On 3 March 2023, Nightingale made history with teammate Charlotte Bankes, to claim the country’s first ever snowboard cross mixed team title, at the 2023 World Championships.[7][8]

On 14 December 2025, Nightingale won the gold medal alongside Charlotte Bankes, in the mixed team event at the Snowboard Cross World Cup in Cervinia, Italy.[9]

Nightingale has spoken about his role in the team: "The guy's job is to try and stay in contact with everybody and as close as possible. There's no point in them doing everything to win because if they crash, that's a big problem. If I can make a massive lead, perfect. But otherwise, first, second or third, it's more the time gap that matters."[10]

Nightingale competed in two events for Great Britain at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He came tenth in the men's snowboard cross, and teamed up with Charlotte Bankes for the mixed team competition, with the duo winning the gold medal, the first ever gold medal for Great Britain in a snow sport and the second medal for Great Britain at the Games overall.[11]

Career results

Olympic medals

Year Event Teammate Location Position Ref
2026 Men's snowboard cross N/a Livigno 10th
Mixed team snowboard cross Charlotte Bankes 1st [12]

References

  1. ^ "Bolton-born Huw cannot wait for his Beijing bow". The Bolton News. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "GB's Bankes & Nightingale win snowboard cross gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ Allingham, Pol (16 February 2026). "'It's unbelievable', Huw Nightingale's father says after historic snowboard gold". The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Who is Huw Nightingale? Britain's snowboard cross champion". Team GB. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Britischer Olympiasieger überrascht mit Tiroler Dialekt: "Woi, woi, i ku Deitsch redn"" [British Olympic champion surprises with Tyrolean dialect]. DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Winter Olympics: Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner win snowboard cross mixed team gold". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Snowboarding: Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win GB's first ever snowboard cross gold". CBBC Newsround. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  8. ^ "GB make history at Snowboarding World Championship with mixed gold". The Independent. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  9. ^ "FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup: Charlotte Bankes & Huw Nightingale win mixed team gold". BBC Sport. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  10. ^ "300: Winter Olympics Special #5 | Men's Slalom Preview: Dave Ryding's swansong, plus Laurie Taylor interview – The Ski Podcast". 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  11. ^ Ingle, Sean (15 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026: Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win gold for Great Britain in the mixed team snowboard cross". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Winter Olympics: Gold for GB's Bankes and Nightingale in snowboard cross". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2026.


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