Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's

Skeleton men's
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Skeleton
VenueCortina Sliding Centre
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Date12, 13 February 2026
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Winning time3:43:33
Medalists
Matt Weston  Great Britain
Axel Jungk  Germany
Christopher Grotheer  Germany
Skeleton at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Individualmenwomen
Teammixed

The men's competition in skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February (runs 1 and 2) and 13 February (runs 3 and 4), at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[1] Matt Weston of Great Britain won the event, setting a new track record in every run. This was his first Olympic medal. Axel Jungk of Germany won the silver medal, replicating his 2022 performance. His teammate Christopher Grotheer, the defending champion, won bronze.[2][3] Weston became the third British athlete to win an Olympic title in skeleton after Lizzy Yarnold and Amy Williams and the first male British skeleton athlete to do so.[4] Weston also became the first male British athlete in any winter sport to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual Olympic competition since figure skater Robin Cousins did so in 1980.[5]

Background

The defending champion, Christopher Grotheer, qualified for the event, as did the silver medalist, Axel Jungk. The bronze medalist, Yan Wengang, did not qualify.[6] Matt Weston won the 2025–26 Skeleton World Cup, having won all six events that season. He was also the 2025 World champion.

Ukrainian racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified before his first run for wearing a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee prohibits any personal messages at the Olympics.[7][8]

Qualification

Main article: Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Results

Rank Bib Athlete Country Run 1 Rank 1 Run 2 Rank 2 Run 3 Rank 3 Run 4 Rank 4 Total Behind
1 Matt Weston  Great Britain 56.21 TR 1 55.88 TR 1 55.63 TR 1 55.61 TR 1 3:43:33 –
4 Axel Jungk  Germany 56.27 2 56.12 2 55.72 2 56.10 5 3:44:21 +0.88
10 Christopher Grotheer  Germany 56.39 4 56.16 3 55.92 =3 55.93 2 3:44:40 +1.07
4 7 Chen Wenhao  China 56.43 5 56.25 4 55.96 6 55.95 3 3:44:59 +1.26
5 8 Amedeo Bagnis  Italy 56.37 3 56.38 6 55.92 =3 56.07 4 3:44:74 +1.41
6 9 Felix Keisinger  Germany 56.44 6 56.53 8 55.93 5 56.24 =7 3:45:14 +1.81
7 2 Yin Zheng  China 56.56 8 56.66 11 56.08 7 56.25 9 3:45:55 +2.22
8 14 Lin Qinwei  China 56.89 =12 56.33 5 56.21 9 56.18 6 3:45:61 +2.28
9 3 Marcus Wyatt  Great Britain 56.52 7 56.69 12 56.32 10 56.24 =7 3:45:77 +2.44
10 6 Jung Seung-gi  South Korea 56.57 9 56.65 10 56.19 8 56.49 11 3:45:90 +2.57
11 15 Rasmus Vestergaard Johansen  Denmark 56.82 11 56.52 7 56.52 11 56.45 10 3:46:31 +2.98
12 13 Austin Florian  United States 56.95 14 56.59 9 56.54 12 56.51 12 3:46:59 +3.26
13 12 Mattia Gaspari  Italy 56.73 10 56.72 13 56.79 13 56.55 14 3:46:79 +3.46
14 5 Samuel Maier  Austria 56.89 =12 57.23 19 56.55 14 56.53 13 3:47:20 +3.87
15 21 Vinzenz Buff  Switzerland 57.27 16 57.02 16 56.80 15 56.87 16 3:47:96 +4.63
16 17 Kim Ji-soo  South Korea 57.15 15 57.00 15 57.03 16 56.93 17 3:48:11 +4.78
17 22 Florian Auer  Austria 57.53 19 56.91 14 57.06 18 56.86 15 3:48:36 +5.03
18 20 Emīls Indriksons  Latvia 57.29 17 57.11 17 56.95 17 57.15 18 3:48:50 +5.17
19 16 Lucas Defayet  France 57.63 20 57.66 21 57.21 20 57.19 19 3:49:69 +6.36
20 23 Dan Barefoot  United States 57.47 18 57.22 16 57.75 19 57.42 =21 3:49:86 +6.53
21 19 Nicholas Timmings  Australia 58.26 24 57.57 20 57.18 21 57.21 20 3:50:22 +6.89
22 24 Jared Firestone  Israel 58.15 23 57.74 22 57.83 22 57.63 23 3:51:35 +8.02
23 25 Hiroatsu Takahashi  Japan 58.06 21 58.46 24 57.69 24 57.42 =21 3:51:63 +8.30
24 18 Josip Brusic  Canada 58.14 22 58.40 23 57.54 23 58.24 24 3:52:32 +8.99
DSQ 11 Vladyslav Heraskevych  Ukraine
Official results

References

  1. ^ "2026 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version - Skeleton". Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ^ "How Weston handled pressure to win Olympic gold and GB's first medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Winter Olympics: Team GB's Matt Weston wins men's skeleton gold". ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Matt Weston becomes first British Olympic Champion in Men's Skeleton". IBSF. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Preview: China looks to build on momentum in sliding disciplines at Winter Olympics". People's Daily. Xinhua. 4 February 2026.
  7. ^ Pretot, Julien; Phillips, Mitch; Grohmann, Karolos. "Ukrainian Heraskevych disqualified from Olympic skeleton competition for helmet depicting war dead". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ "UPDATED: IBSF Jury Decision on Skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych". www.ibsf.org. February 12, 2026.
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