Ed McDermott joined British Skeleton in May 2012 on a part-time basis as a strength and conditioning coach and now holds the role of Head of Performance Support for both the skeleton and bobsleigh programmes.

He played a key role at the 2018, 2022 and 2026 Olympic Winter Games, helping the British Skeleton team win no fewer than five Olympic medals in the process.

He broadened his role to include the British Bobsleigh programme at the back end of the Milan Cortina Olympic cycle and is a member of the senior leadership team across both sports.

He previously focussed on start performance and athletic development but now covers a wider range of support areas, leading the Sports Science and Medicine team, with a particular focus on athletes at the top end of both skeleton and bobsleigh.

Prior to joining the BBSA, Ed worked with Pentathlon GB as their lead Strength and Conditioning coach from 2012–2014.

He previously worked for Team Bath across a wide range of sports and levels from 2008-2012, with his coaching journey having begun while he was at Bangor University when he became the sprints coach for the uni club in 2004.