Matt Weston cemented his standing as one of the best skeleton racer on this planet as he made historical past by successful Olympic gold in emphatic style in Cortina, securing Staff GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Video games.

Weston set a monitor report on all 4 of his runs to turn into the primary British man to win winter gold since Christopher Dean topped the ice dancing podium alongside Jayne Torvill in 1984, and the primary British man to win Olympic skeleton gold.

The 28-year-old might have eased off in his last run having already constructed a big margin of 0.39 seconds, however ramped issues up on what was in the end a victory lap lasting 55.61secs, ending with a sensational general time of three:43.33.

Weston has been the epitome of focus all through the Video games however the feelings lastly took maintain as he crossed the end line and buried his face within the ice, earlier than delivering his trademark double fist-pump celebration in the direction of his family and friends.

“It means the whole lot. It means a hell of loads to me personally, I’ve labored so onerous for this,” Weston informed BBC Sport.

“However everybody again dwelling – my fiance, my household, my pals, everybody who has sacrificed the whole lot for this. I’ve missed funerals, birthdays, the whole lot for this second. It feels wonderful. Hopefully I made you proud.”

He had laid the foundations for victory on Thursday, bouncing again from an early mistake in run one and placing down an announcement second run to take an in a single day benefit of 0.30secs coming into the medal-deciding heats.

The Briton was near flawless on Friday and his 55.63secs in run three prompted early celebrations from the two-time world champion together with the quite a few followers snaked across the monitor, draped in Union Jack flags.

It left an nearly inconceivable job for the chasing pack and Germany’s Axel Jungk in the end completed 0.88secs behind to take silver whereas compatriot and Olympic champion from Beijing Christopher Grotheer secured bronze, 1.07secs behind prime spot.

Fellow Briton Marcus Wyatt, who had additionally been tipped as a medal contender having received two World Cup races this season, struggled on the technical Cortina monitor and completed ninth with 3:45.77 general.

Redhill-born Weston might but add extra silverware to his assortment as he companions Amelia Coltman within the combined workforce occasion, newly launched for Milan-Cortina, on Sunday.

Wyatt and Tabitha Stoecker, who narrowly missed out on the possibility to occupy a podium place on the midway level of the ladies’s competitors earlier on Friday, may also contest the occasion wherein they received general World Cup gold this 12 months.

It has taken per week of motion for Staff GB to place a primary medal on the board after this Video games had been tipped to be their most profitable ever, however as an alternative it has seen a sequence of close to misses for lots of the podium hopefuls.