Skeleton-Briton Weston scorches Lake Placid to win second world championship

Bobsleigh and Skeleton - IBSF World Championships - Mount Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid, New York, United States - March 7, 2025 Britain's Matt Weston celebrates after winning the men's skeleton REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Briton Matt Weston picked up his second men's skeleton World Championships win in Lake Placid, on Friday, winning by 1.90 seconds - the second-largest margin in the competition's history.

Weston, who won in 2023 as well, led the rest of the field by 0.89 seconds through the first two runs before setting an new track record at Mt Van Hoevenberg Sliding Center as he cleared the third run in 52.80.