Olympic champion Matt Weston sees shock sign up to the skeleton track
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Sportsbeat Fri, 6 March 2026 at 4:19 pm UTC·3 min read By Megan Armitage at the NEC, Birmingham Double Olympic champion Matt Weston has inspired a nation to take to the skeleton track this winter. But he never expected to find a 70-year-old taking on the daredevil sport.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 29-year-old soared to individual and mixed team skeleton gold at Milano Cortina 2026 just weeks ago and since then has helped British Bobsleigh and Skeleton reach over 7,000 sign ups for try-outs. There was one specific sign up that caught his eye, after seeing someone over 70 put their name down to try the sport that sees athletes charge down an ice chute at over 80...