Janine Flock is ready

February 11, 2026
2 min. read

Janine Flock is ready

Preparation for her skeleton competitions starting February 13

The Olympics mean focus. Reduction. Trust in one's own abilities.

This is exactly what our brand ambassador Janine Flock is currently living out in Cortina d’Ampezzo.

She has been in the Olympic Village since February 1. Training, analysis, tuning. Step by step toward the competition. Starting February 13, she will compete in the skeleton – a discipline that, like few others, stands for courage, precision, and absolute body control.

Skeleton – Speed on a Knife's Edge

Skeleton is one of the most spectacular disciplines in the ice track.

At the start, athletes sprint alongside their sled, push off powerfully, and then dive onto the sled—which weighs only about 30 kilograms—headfirst and face down.

They race through the ice track at speeds of over 130 km/h. Steering is done exclusively through subtle weight shifts and minimal pressure from shoulders, knees, and feet. Every curve demands absolute body control, a precise feel for the racing line—and nerves of steel.

It is a discipline for athletes with a clear head and maximum trust in themselves and their equipment. And that is exactly what Janine stands for.

"The track is really in good condition"

Janine seems calm and focused. In her message from Cortina, she describes the past few days as follows:

The first official training sessions already took place on February 4th and 7th; official training has been underway since the day before yesterday. Final training follows today. The track is in very good condition – "very nice and smooth," as Janine says. It works a bit in our favor that the artificial track lugers still have competitions as well.
She is visibly enjoying the conditions. The lines were developed and solidified step by step over the past few days. She wants to make some final adjustments to one section and optimize the details before things get serious.

Then follow the routines that are essential in skeleton:
Preparing the sled. Readying the runners. Fine-tuning the equipment.

Everything just like before every race – except this time, it's the Olympics.

The final training session for the women's skeleton takes place today in Cortina.
Then it's all about delivering what has been worked on when it counts.

We are keeping our fingers firmly crossed for Janine for her competitions.

Photos: GEPA, ÖOC Florian Rogner