Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's

Skeleton women's
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Skeleton
VenueCortina Sliding Centre
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Date13, 14 February 2026
Competitors25 from 17 nations
Winning time3:49.02
Medalists
Janine Flock  Austria
Susanne Kreher  Germany
Jacqueline Pfeifer  Germany
Skeleton at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Individualmenwomen
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The women's competition in skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 13 February (runs 1 and 2) and 14 February (runs 3 and 4), at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[1][2]

Janine Flock won Austria's first gold medal for skeleton during this event. Susanne Kreher of Germany won silver, her first Olympic medal, and Jacqueline Pfeifer (also of Germany) won bronze.[3][4]

Background

The defending champion, Hannah Neise, qualified for the event, as did the bronze medalist, Kimberley Bos. The silver medalist, Jaclyn Narracott, retired from competitions.[5] Kim Meylemans won the 2025–26 Skeleton World Cup. Bos was the 2025 World champion.

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 Janine Flock  Austria 57.22 1 57.26 2 57.26 1 57.28 1 3:49.02 –
8 Susanne Kreher  Germany 57.24 2 57.28 3 57.43 2 57.37 3 3:49.32 -0.30
6 Jacqueline Pfeifer  Germany 57.43 4 57.18 TR 1 57.56 4 57.29 2 3:49.46 -0.44
4 10 Hannah Neise  Germany 57.45 5 57.40 4 57.59 5 57.73 6 3:50.17 -1.15
5 3 Tabitha Stoecker  Great Britain 57.40 3 57.61 7 57.75 6 57.72 5 3:50.48 -1.46
6 4 Kim Meylemans  Belgium 57.70 6 57.62 8 57.49 3 57.86 9 3:50.67 -1.65
7 11 Freya Tarbit  Great Britain 57.76 8 57.40 4 57.87 9 57.77 7 3:50.80 -1.78
8 13 Zhao Dan  China 57.70 6 57.47 6 57.83 7 58.21 15 3:51.21 -2.19
9 9 Amelia Coltman  Great Britain 57.86 10 57.73 9 58.13 14 57.60 4 3:51.32 -2.30
10 5 Anna Fernstädt  Czech Republic 57.90 12 57.86 11 57.83 7 57.85 8 3:51.44 -2.42
11 7 Nicole Rocha Silveira  Brazil 57.93 13 57.85 10 58.11 12 57.93 10 3:51.82 -2.80
12 15 Kelly Curtis  United States 57.81 9 57.88 12 58.30 16 58.14 14 3:52.13 -3.11
13 2 Kimberley Bos  Netherlands 57.88 11 57.98 14 58.12 13 58.26 18 3:52.24 -3.22
14 14 Alessandra Fumagalli  Italy 58.02 14 57.93 13 58.22 15 58.11 13 3:52.28 -3.26
15 16 Mystique Ro  United States 58.25 17 58.11 16 57.91 10 58.21 15 3:52.48 -3.46
16 19 Valentina Margaglio  Italy 58.20 16 58.07 15 58.06 11 58.58 19 3:52.91 -3.89
17 21 Marta Andžāne  Latvia 58.37 19 58.15 18 58.32 18 58.09 12 3:52.93 -3.91
18 20 Jane Channell  Canada 58.08 15 58.14 17 58.51 19 58.23 17 3:52.96 -3.94
19 12 Hallie Clarke  Canada 58.51 21 58.22 19 58.31 17 57.98 11 3:53.02 -4.00
20 25 Nanna Johansen  Denmark 58.27 18 58.37 20 58.97 22 58.63 21 3:54.24 -5.22
21 17 Liang Yuxin  China 58.38 20 58.77 23 58.79 21 58.59 20 3:54.53 -5.51
22 18 Hong Su-jung  South Korea 58.88 22 58.45 21 58.73 20 58.67 22 3:54.73 -5.91
23 23 Dārta Zunte  Estonia 58.88 22 58.71 22 59.10 23 58.78 23 3:55.47 -6.45
24 24 Kellie Delka  Puerto Rico 59.40 24 59.17 24 59.52 24 59.22 25 3:57.31 -8.29
25 22 Nicole Burger  South Africa 59.63 25 59.43 25 1:00.06 25 58.98 24 3:58.10 -9.08

References

  1. ^ "2026 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version - Skeleton". Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's". Olympics. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Winter Olympics 2026: Janine Flock seals long-awaited skeleton gold as Team GB's Tabby Stoecker settles for fifth position in Milano Cortina". TNT Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  4. ^ "At 36, Austrian Janine Flock reaches Olympic peak with first skeleton gold". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Skeleton Olympic silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott retires". IBSF. 3 October 2024.
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