Janine Flock

Janine Flock (/ʒanin flɔk/[1] born 25 July 1989) is an Austrian skeleton racer. She was a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[2] In February 2015, she became the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title.[3] She came in second at the 2016 World Championships and is regarded as the best woman skeleton racer in Austrian history.[4]

Janine Flock
Flock in 2018
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1989-07-25) 25 July 1989
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportSkeleton
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th (Sochi 2014)
4th (Pyeongchang 2018)
Medal record
Women's skeleton
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 IglsWomen
Silver medal – second place2016 IglsMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2020 AltenbergWomen
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KönigsseeWomen
Gold medal – first place2016 St. MoritzWomen
Gold medal – first place2019 IglsWomen
Silver medal – second place2015 IglsWomen
Silver medal – second place2017 WinterbergWomen
Silver medal – second place2022 St. MoritzWomen
Silver medal – second place2023 AltenbergWomen
Bronze medal – third place2013 IglsWomen
Bronze medal – third place2018 IglsWomen
Bronze medal – third place2020 SiguldaWomen
Bronze medal – third place2021 WinterbergWomen

References
  1. "Interview JANINE FLOCK – EC & ICC ´18". Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. Janine Flock – Austria Archived 5 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Sochi 2014 Olympics
  3. "Janine Flock is first Austrian woman to win overall skeleton World Cup title | Sport". The Guardian. Associated Press. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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