Team USA Skeleton Push Champs Recap

LAKE PLACID, NY (October 4, 2025)Team USA Skeleton hosted their 2025 Push Championships today, marking the kickoff of the much-anticipated 2025–26 sliding season.

In Women’s Skeleton, the top three athletes with the fastest combined push times from two heats were as follows:

  1. Mystique Ro – 10.281 sec

  2. Sara Roderick – 10.447 sec

  3. Michelle Toukan – 10.473 sec

In Men’s Skeleton, the top three athletes with the fastest combined push times from two heats were as follows:

  1. Andy Whittier - 9.500 sec

  2. RJ Tenn - 9.525 sec

  3. Austin Florian - 9.557 sec

Visit USABS.com/events to view full race results.

The 2025–26 World Cup Skeleton Team will be named in early November following Team USA Skeleton Selection Races in Park City, UT on October 31 and November 1.

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