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.
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.
An icy track. A lightning-fast sled. And no fear. That’s the world of skeleton, the Winter Olympic sport where athletes dive face-first onto a small sled and hurtle down an ice track at more than 80 mph,
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Here's an idea of how focused Britain's Matt Weston is on winning Olympic gold. When the World Cup champion and Olympic favorite showed up at the track for the start of the men's skeleton on Thursday,
American skeleton racer Austin Florian was the talk of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday thanks to the custom Venom helmet he wore while flying down the track at Cortina Sliding Centre.
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,
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was "proud" of Vladylsav Heraskevych, adding, "Having courage is worth more than any medal."
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.