At Britain's only skeleton and bobsleigh push-start track, athletes Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt have achieved remarkable success, winning gold and silver at the World Cup and World Championships. Despite Britain's unique climate challenges and absence of proper ice tracks, they have emerged as leading contenders for the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Their achievements serve as a testament to their skills and resilience, much to the frustration of competitors from frost-having nations. Weston, the first British multiple skeleton champion, emphasizes the pride in outperforming those with better facilities.
That Britain is the world's only top sliding nation permanently navigating a lack of frozen facilities betrays the directive's inadvertent satire.
Remarkably, they have done so from the temperate climes of England's south-west. Weston notes: "For the success we have, compared to the nations who do have ice tracks, it's a kick in the teeth for them."
Weston retained his skeleton World Cup title ahead of Wyatt's silver, and they replicated that at the world championships, showcasing their dominance in this sport.
His winning margin of 1.9sec was the second biggest in the event's history, further solidifying Britain's unexpected dominance in skeleton racing.
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