Matt Weston (skeleton racer)

Matt Weston (born Redhill, Surrey, England) is a British skeleton racer who represents the United Kingdom in the Men's Singles event in the Skeleton World Cup. During January 2023, Weston became the first British male since Kristan Bromley to win the European or World Title in skelton. In the same season, Weston won five Skeleton World Cup races. His coach from the 2023 season was Latvian skelton legend Martins Dukurs.

Matt Weston
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997[1]
Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Sport
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 St. MoritzMen
Silver medal – second place2023 St. MoritzMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 AltenbergMen

His best-placed overall ranking to date is 2nd in the 2022–23 Skeleton World Cup. He competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's skeleton, finishing in 15th place.[2]

In November 2021, he claimed Great Britain's first World Cup win in almost 14 years after a three-way tie for gold in Igls.[3]

Career results

Olympic Games
Event Men's Skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
China 2022 Beijing 15th[4]

World Championships
Event Men's Skeleton Mixed Team
Representing  Great Britain
Germany 2020 Altenberg 15th[5] 4th[6]
Germany 2021 Altenberg 23rd[7] 4th[8]
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz 1st[9] 2nd[10]

Skeleton World Cup

Source:[11]

Season Place Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2019–20 34th 120 LPL1
–		 LPL2
–		 WIN
–		 LPG
–		 IGL
–		 KON
–		 STM
13		 SIG
–
2020–21 9th 994 SIG1
5		 SIG2
12		 IGL1
4		 IGL2
2		 WIN
–		 STM
–		 KON
10		 IGL3
11
2021–22 10th 1073 IGL1
13		 IGL2
1		 ALT1
12		 WIN1
11		 ALT2
7		 SIG
10		 WIN2
–		 STM
9
2022–23 2nd 1605 WHI
3		 PCT
18		 LPL
1		 WIN
3		 ALT1
1		 ALT2
1		 IGL
1		 SIG
1

References
  1. "Matt Weston". IBSF.
  2. "Matt Weston". British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association.
  3. "Britain's Matthew Weston wins World Cup skeleton gold in remarkable three-way tie". BBC Sport. 26 November 2021.
  4. "Olympic Winter Games: Yanqing 2022". IBSF.
  5. "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  6. "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  7. "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  8. "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  9. "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  10. "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  11. "Rankings". IBSF.
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