Chef de mission Simon Clegg has hailed Great Britain's single Winter Olympic medal a success but insisted improvements must be made before the Vancouver Games in four years' time.

The British Olympic Association are set to undertake a thorough review of their winter sports funding procedures with a view to picking out the best potential for the future.

Clegg said: "I am delighted with the performance of Team GB and it has been an exciting Games topped undoubtedly by Shelley (Rudman)'s silver medal.

"It is important to note some outstanding performances from the team and the team have fulfilled the medal target I set for them.

"But there is no place for complacency which is why we will go back and analyse each performance and look at why some people did not hit their targets.

"We will do so with a view to revising our Olympic qualification standards ahead of Vancouver. With consistency in funding there is no reason why we should not be looking at stronger performances there."

Clegg identified Great Britain's broad performances in Turin as an improvement on Salt Lake City four years ago despite the 2002 Games yielding one extra medal.

Shelley Rudman ensured Great Britain would avoid a blank with a magnificent first-week silver medal having entered the Games as an outside bet for success.

But David Murdoch's men's curling team, skeleton pair Kristan Bromley and Adam Pengilly, and short-track racer Jon Eley were among those who also came close to the podium.

Clegg added: "I think we have been better here than we were in Salt Lake City. If you look at the number of top-10 and top-20 finishes here I think there have been some outstanding results."