Skeleton Olympic Champion Janine Flock Continues Career and Plans World Championship Gold in Lillehammer

Favorite Track Lillehammer: Unbeaten and Holding the Track Record

Special focus is placed on the track in Lillehammer, Norway. According to her own account, she has been unbeaten there for two years. "Auf dieser Bahn bin ich seit zwei Jahren ungeschlagen", explained Flock. In addition, she holds the track record on the course. "halte den Bahnrekord", she said. "habe dort meinen dritten Gesamtweltcup fixiert", she added, and she has also won her fourth European Championship title on this track: "meinen vierten EM-Titel geholt".

The Tyrolean sees herself clearly at the top of the world's elite in women's skeleton. "damit ist die Rumerin die unangefochtene Nummer 1", it is said about the 37-year-old, who also sees Lillehammer as her favorite course. Lillehammer is thus the central stage of the coming season for Flock.

World Championship Gold 2027 as a Major Goal

Because the Skeleton World Championship will be held in Lillehammer in February 2027. This is exactly the title that Flock does not yet have in her collection: She is aiming for World Championship gold and sees the best conditions on her home track to achieve this goal. "Die WM in Lillehammer ist für mich das absolute Highlight", she said in the context of the announcement.

At the end of January 2027, the European Championships are scheduled in Winterberg. With the fourth European Championship title in her luggage, Flock goes into these title fights as one of the favorites and wants to further expand her collection of European gold medals.

Stops of the New Season

Flock looks back on an extraordinary career. With the Olympic victory in Cortina in February, she crowned a long sporting career that already includes three overall World Cup victories and four European Championship titles. At almost 37, she is one of the most experienced athletes in the World Cup circuit, but is obviously still at the highest level physically and mentally.

The coming season is packed with sporting highlights: Within a few weeks, Altenberg, Innsbruck-Igls, Winterberg, and Lillehammer are on the program – a journey across Europe that Flock does not shy away from despite her age. The fact that she describes Lillehammer as her favorite track underscores the determination with which she is approaching the World Championship gold project.

With her clear commitment to continuing her career, Flock simultaneously answers the question of whether the Olympic victory in Cortina would have meant her farewell. The Tyrolean is instead setting an example: At almost 37 and in her 17th World Cup year, she wants to remain at the top of skeleton and win the most important title that is still missing from her collection in Lillehammer.