Britain's Tabby Stoecker could not emulate team-mate Matt Weston as she finished out of the medals in the women's skeleton competition at the Cortina Sliding Centre.
Janine Flock finished the job, and a gold medal finally sways from her neck. The Austrian slider who came into these Milan Cortina Games winless in 16 all-time appearances at either the Olympics or the world championships got the biggest win of her long and legendary career on Saturday night.
Austrian Janine Flock finally wrapped up Olympic women's skeleton gold aged 36 on Saturday, eight years after throwing away victory and four years after struggling badly. "I can’t believe it, it doesn’t feel real right now.
(L to R) Axel Jungk, Jacqueline Pfeifer (GER), Marcus Wyatt, Tabitha Stoecker (GBR), Janine Flock and Samuel Meier (AUT) stand on the podium after a skeleton mixed team race at Cortina Sliding Centre on Nov. 21, 2025.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Ukraine skeleton racer banned for wearing helmet honoring victims of war
Vladyslav Heraskevych was not allowed to compete in an event he was expected to medal in
The Olympic silver medalist shared the athletes she's most excited to watch and reflected on the thrill of skeleton.
The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,
BRITISH skeleton racer Matt Weston won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics. And it’s also going well off the ice for the 28-year-old as he will be marrying his fiancée Alex in July. Who is Matt
Supporters packed The Crab Barn early Friday morning for a watch party cheering on Olympic skeleton athlete Mystique Ro as she competed on the world stage.
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Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Vladyslav Heraskevych Loses Appeal in Olympic ‘Helmet of Memory' Dispute
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal against his disqualification from the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, upholding a ruling that barred him from competing over a helmet honoring victims of Russia's invasion.
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