Max Langhan, the reigning world champion in men’s skeleton, claimed Germany’s first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Despite suffering from a stiff neck, he set a track record at 130 km/h and celebrated emotionally at the finish line.
Langhan won by 0.596 seconds ahead of Austria’s Jonas Müller, while Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller took bronze, repeating his success from Beijing 2022.
Germany also celebrated Emma Aicher’s silver medal in the women’s downhill and a bronze in the biathlon mixed relay, secured by Justus Strelow, Philipp Nawrath, Vanessa Voigt, and Franziska Preuß.
Sources – Agencies
