2026 Winter Olympics: Vonn Injured, Weston Wins

American skier Lindsey Vonn will need at least two more surgeries after breaking her left leg in a crash during the downhill race at the Winter Olympics. Vonn, 41, said in a social media video that she expects to have another surgery on Saturday and will need another operation in the US. She thanked those who have been sending her support and said watching her fellow Americans compete has been lifting her spirits.

Matt Weston, a 28-year-old British skeleton racer, won the gold medal in the men's singles skeleton competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy. This was Team GB's first gold medal at the Games and marked a historic victory for British winter sports. Weston, a world and European champion, dominated the competition with four track records, finishing 0.88 seconds ahead of Germany's Axel Jungk, who took silver. Weston's win is significant as he is the first individual male British competitor to win gold at a Winter Olympics since 1980.

Matt Weston, a 28-year-old British athlete from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has won Team GB's first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Weston competed in the men's singles skeleton competition, securing the win with a track record in his final heat. Born in Kent, Weston initially pursued taekwondo before switching to skeleton after being introduced to the sport through the British Skeleton Discover Your Gold talent identification scheme. He made his debut in 2019 and quickly rose through the ranks, winning gold in the World Cup in 2021 and becoming European and world champion in 2023. Weston's victory was marked by his fourth track record, securing a margin of victory of 0.88 seconds.