Chef de Mission Eve Muirhead declared Great Britain a nation “on the rise” in winter sports as Olympians received a hero’s welcome following their record-breaking exploits in Italy.Team GB celebrated their greatest Winter Olympics by winning five medals – three gold, a silver and a bronze – at the Milan and Cortina Games.Skeleton racer Matt Weston led athletes into the arrivals hall at Gatwick Airport on Monday lunchtime, wearing his two gold medals and waving the Union Flag.