British Duo Wins Skeleton World Cup Gold | Stoker & Weston Triumph

Altenberg, Germany – Great Britain’s Tabby Stoecker and Marcus Wyatt claimed gold in the mixed team skeleton event at the World Cup in Altenberg on December 7, 2024, marking a dream start to the skeleton season for the British duo. Their combined time of 2 minutes 1.19 seconds proved to be 0.37 seconds faster than the American team of Austin Florian and Sara Roderick, securing the top spot on the podium.

The German pair of Christopher Grotheer and Susanne Kreher rounded out the podium in third place. Notably, Stoecker and Wyatt also posted the fastest times in their respective individual runs on Friday in Altenberg, demonstrating their individual prowess as well as their synergy as a team.

This victory is particularly significant as the mixed team skeleton event is set to make its Olympic debut at the February 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. The win provides a strong early indication of Great Britain’s potential in this new discipline. The pair are scheduled to compete in three more World Cup mixed team races this season, building towards that Olympic appearance.

The competition wasn’t limited to the mixed team event. In the men’s skeleton, Great Britain enjoyed further success, with Matt Weston finishing second and Marcus Wyatt taking third, both trailing Olympic champion Christopher Grotheer. Weston’s performance was exceptionally close, missing out on gold by a mere 0.03 seconds after two runs, and edging out Wyatt for silver by just one-hundredth of a second. This showcases the depth of talent within the British men’s skeleton program.

On the women’s side, Amelia Coltman finished sixth, though the event was reduced to a single run due to adverse weather conditions. The challenging conditions impacted the overall competition, highlighting the unpredictable nature of the sport.

The following day, Saturday, saw Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence representing Great Britain in the two-man bobsleigh event, finishing fourth on the same Altenberg track. While a strong showing, they were ultimately overshadowed by a dominant performance from the German teams, led by reigning champion Francesco Friedrich, who secured victory in 1 minute 48.67 seconds, a full 1.17 seconds ahead of Hall and Lawrence’s combined time. Johannes Lochner took silver, and Adam Ammour claimed bronze, completing a German sweep of the podium.

The success of Tabby Stoecker and Marcus Wyatt builds on a strong foundation for British skeleton. Matt Weston’s continued excellence, underscored by his recent World Cup and European Championship victories, positions him as a leading contender for Olympic gold in February 2026. According to Wikipedia, Weston has become a double Olympic, world and European champion and has won the overall World Cup title on three occasions.

Weston’s journey to the top has been remarkable. Starting skeleton in 2017 after participating in UK Sport’s Discover your Gold programme, he quickly rose through the ranks, winning his first World Cup event in 2021. While his 15th-place finish at the 2022 Winter Olympics may have seemed modest at the time, it served as a springboard for his subsequent success. He became the European champion in January 2023 and followed that up with his first world title, becoming the second British man to achieve this feat.

He continued his dominance, securing successive overall World Cup titles in 2023-24 and 2024-25. In 2025, he made history by becoming the first Briton to be a two-time world skeleton champion. His recent victory at the Milan Cortina Games in February 2026 cemented his status as an Olympic champion, becoming the third Briton, and the first British man, to win Olympic gold in skeleton. As reported by evrimagaci.org, Weston’s win rate is an impressive 54% and his podium finish rate is 82%.

The British skeleton team’s performance in Altenberg and beyond signals a period of sustained success for the program. With the Olympic Games on the horizon, the team appears well-positioned to contend for multiple medals, building on the momentum generated by Stoecker and Wyatt’s World Cup gold and Weston’s continued dominance.