News Archive, Month: January 2026

Six bobsleigh athletes, four wearing yellow German coats and two wearing black British coats, on the podium at the 2026 European Championships

First medals of Olympic season on the board for British Bobsleigh as Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence bag European bronze

11 January 2026

British Bobsleigh secured their first medals of Olympic season when Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence finished a fantastic third in the two-man race in St Moritz. That result meant the University of Bath-based duo collected two bronze medals as the IBSF World Cup also doubled as the 2026 European Championships. It was the first time the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympians had raced together in the two-man since last year’s World Championships after a calf injury...

Matt Weston holds his arms aloft in triumph after winning the 2026 Skeleton European Championships.

Matt Weston adds European title to World crown as British Skeleton stars win gold, silver and bronze in St Moritz

09 January 2026

British Skeleton’s Matt Weston won his third gold medal in as many days as he added the European title to his World crown in St Moritz, while Tabby Stoecker won continental silver in the women’s race. Jacob Salisbury and Freya Tarbit also bagged European bronze in the team race, pipping compatriots Marcus Wyatt and Amelia Coltman to the podium by one-hundredth of a second. The penultimate IBSF World Cup before the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic...

British Skeleton's Matt Weston lying face down on a sled on the ice, lifting his right hand in the air in celebration after winning gold in the opening race of the 2025-26 IBSF World Cup season

Matt Weston sets new track and start records at legendary St Moritz as he storms to fourth Skeleton World Cup gold of Olympic season

07 January 2026

Matt Weston extended his dominance of the 2025-26 IBSF Skeleton World Cup season into Olympic year by winning the rescheduled men’s race in St Moritz on Wednesday. The reigning World Champion, who trains with the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) at the University of Bath, set new start and track records during a blistering second run as he built on a rapid first outing to finish more than a second clear of the field...

British Bobsleigh athletes (from left) Leon Greenwood, Greg Cackett, Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence smiling on a podium after finishing fourth at the IBSF World Cup in Winterberg

Team Hall finish just off the podium as Bath-based bobsleigh and skeleton athletes resume World Cup campaign

04 January 2026

Team Hall began Winter Olympic year with British Bobsleigh’s best result of the 2025-26 IBSF World Cup season to date when racing resumed in Winterberg, Germany after the Christmas break. With experienced brakeman Taylor Lawrence back in the sled after injury, Brad Hall steered the GBR1 four-man bobsleigh crew – which also included Leon Greenwood and Greg Cackett – to fourth place, moving up one position from the last World Cup of 2025 in Lillehammer....

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