The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are less than a year away, and after podium finishes at the recent International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships in Lake Placid, U.S. skeleton athlete Mystique Ro is feeling inspired. She earned a silver medal in women’s skeleton and a gold medal in skeleton mixed team partnering with Austin Florian.
“It was a very long season,” said Ro. “We started in Asia, which took a lot of preparation because those were two brand new tracks to me. It was a little rough. Then, we finally got to Europe, so I got a little bit more comfortable. Once we got to Europe, I started to build my confidence back. Then ending the World Cup tour in Lillehammer with a silver medal was great momentum going into the World Championships.”
Lake Placid is home base for Ro, so she enjoyed feeling the excitement build for the World Championships, and then she appreciated the hometown feel of the competition. This was her eighth season in skeleton.
Ro comes from a track and field background. As a teenager, she watched bobsled and skeleton on TV thinking it looked crazy. In college, she competed in heptathlon, which built her strength and diversified her skills, so when USA Bobsled and Skeleton invited her to try out, she was ready. Deemed too small for bobsled, she took up skeleton.
“I like the individual challenge,” said Ro. “It’s all happening in less than a minute. There’s a challenge about how you take all of the information and simplify it to make a smooth run, but you don’t just want a smooth run, you want a smooth but fast run. That’s the delicate balance.”
Mixed team is a relatively new event and combines male and female times. It will be held at next year’s winter olympics in Italy, Milano Cortina 2026. Ro had competed with Florian a couple of times previously and done well. She said it was nice to put it all together and get the win.
“With the Games on the horizon, it’s kind of surreal because this will be the third Olympic season I’ve experienced, but now I’m actually a contender,” Ro said. “I’m in a good spot. I’ve had great results, great pushes, great trajectory. I feel pretty excited and positive.”
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