the current record is four, set in 1924 and also the last games in sochi. team gb's paralympic athletes have been set a target of seven. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. central london. for everything that the games means to the host nation, it means everything to british sport. yarnold got one of four golds in 2014. five at least expected this time. can we be getting more, with more investment? it has to stop somewhere. it is a good question. it a lwa ys somewhere. it is a good question. it always seems to be the be the best this time. i think the good thing with the winter olympics, it is still developing and we have had some really impressive results over the last few games but we are getting more consistency now. speed skater christie could get two. but as for the paralympics, the target is seven. always more to play for. you get connections when you see them, but we have a profound sense that people get from the paralympics, high—class sport but with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possible. with the higher purpose. it tells you wh