Team GB declare first gold at 2026 Winter Olympics as Matt Weston wins males’s singles skeleton

Matt Weston has gained gold within the males’s singles skeleton competitors, securing Team GB’s first medal on the Winter Olympics in Italy.

The 28-year-old, a world and European champion, had been the favorite for gold after main on the midway stage of the occasion, with observe information within the first two heats.

A close to faultless run in his closing warmth on the Milano Cortina Games noticed him improve his margin of victory to 0.88s, bringing the gold dwelling.

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