Sir Chris Hoy said in May 2013 that it would "take time" for Scottish athletes to "establish themselves in a new training environment", and indicated that the good performance of Scottish athletes in the Great Britain team would not automatically translate into that of an independent Scotland team.
2013年5月，克里斯·霍伊爵士表示，苏格兰选手“在新的训练环境中塑造自己”可能需要时间，这表明英国队的优秀苏格兰运动员，不会自动转到独立的苏格兰队。