For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two years ago and now, finally, she has gold.
Bos is the new world champion of her sport, turning in the fastest times in Friday’s final two runs in Lake Placid to win the title at Mount Van Hoevenberg – the fifth different woman to win the season’s biggest skeleton race in the last five years.
He got off to a lackluster start on his final run but quickly recovered for a dominant win with a total time of 3:35.48. His compatriot Marcus Wyatt was second and German Olympic silver medallist Axel Jungk (3:37.41) third.
“It just feels amazing. My last push was obviously not the best, I almost fell over. But I can’t really complain,” said Weston.
The win was another moment of sweet redemption for Weston since the 2022 Beijing Games, where he finished 15th, a result that nearly caused the 28-year-old twice overall World Cup winner to quit the sport.
“I felt good the whole week,” he said. “Sliding went well and look what happened!”
