A total of 56 athletes competed in 11 sports making it the biggest contingent that Great Britain had sent to a Winter Olympic Games for twenty-six years.

On 9 February 2014, Jenny Jones won Great Britain's first medal on snow in their Winter Olympic history after finishing third in the women's slopestyle.

She became the second Briton to win the gold in the event, taking the title from previous Great Britain champion Amy Williams.

[11] * – Denotes the driver of each sled ** – John Baines replaced original selection Craig Pickering who withdrew during the Games with a back injury.

*** – Andrew Matthews replaced original selection Craig Pickering who withdrew during the Games with a back injury.

[15] Based on results from 2012 and the 2013, Great Britain has qualified their men's and women's team (consisting of five athletes) as one of the seven highest ranked nations.

On 11 December 2013 the British Olympic Association announced the figure skaters taking part in the Sochi 2014 Olympics:[16] After suffering injuries and a loss of consciousness as a result of an accident during training on 17 February, it was decided that Rowan Cheshire would not compete in the women's halfpipe event, which began just three days later.