Team GB's Matt Weston wins men's skeleton gold
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Janine Flock leads the women's skeleton race at the Milan Cortina Games, and she is chasing the Olympic medal she still does not have.
USA's Austin Florian Wears Custom 'Venom' Helmet in Photo from Skeleton Race at 2026 Winter Olympics
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.
There’s been plenty of chatter about the helmets of skeleton athletes at this year’s Winter Olympics. Clarkson University graduate Austin Florian’s helmet has that of Marvel Comics character Venom, who has been a fixture of the Spider-Man comic books for decades.
The Olympic silver medalist shared the athletes she's most excited to watch and reflected on the thrill of skeleton.
Skeleton is one of the many sports at the Winter Olympics where a helmet can come in very handy while competing. A number of the athletes who got the
Imagine needing a hobby and missing the thrill of competition so much that you become an Olympian. That’s exactly how Johnstown-area native Dan Barefoot began his decade-long journey into the sport of skeleton.
American Mystique Ro was terrified the first time she rode a skeleton sled. Now she's one of the favorites to win Olympic gold in the sport.
Vladyslav Heraskevych took his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet bearing the images of Ukrainians killed as a result of
Luge vs. Skeleton: Key differences that will help you tell the sports apart when watching the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics The Ukrainian luge relay team showed solidarity with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, barred from competing for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in the conflict with Russia.
From luge and figure skating to hockey and curling, Pennsylvania has a host of Olympians competing in the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.