skeleton

Skeleton has evolved into one of the most captivating winter sports, with breathtaking descents and sharp turns that make hearts race.

In 2022, Kimberley Bos achieved a historic feat at the Olympic Winter Games by winning a bronze medal. Never before had the Netherlands won a medal in this discipline. In 2023, Kimberley even secured a silver medal at the World Championship in St. Moritz. She won the overall World Cup in 2021/22 and 2023/24, and in 2025 she became world champion in Lake Placid: the first Dutch world champion ever in the sliding sports. At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, where she was the Dutch flag bearer at the opening ceremony together with Jens van 't Wout, she finished thirteenth. For the 2026/27 season she works with a new coach and a new sled on her way back to the top.

Her determination, passion, and success have inspired many young athletes. With a growing group of skeleton athletes, the team is now starting a new Olympic cycle towards the 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps.

Do you think you have the physical and mental strength to race at high speeds through the most challenging tracks? Take the test and discover if you have the potential to participate in the next Olympic success.