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Janine Flock (Austrian German: [ʒaˈniːn ˈflɔk];[1] born 25 July 1989) is an Austrian skeleton racer and the 2026 Olympic champion. She was a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics,[2] the 2018 Winter Olympics,[3] and the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4] In February 2015, she became the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title.[5] She came in second at the 2016 World Championships and third at the 2020 World Championships and is regarded as the best woman skeleton racer in Austrian history.[6]

Her gold medal win in women’s Olympic skeleton singles at the 2026 Olympics made her the oldest-ever medal winner in women’s Olympic skeleton, and the oldest-ever Austrian Winter Olympics gold medal winner, at age 36.[7][8]

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