Janine Flock ( born 25 July 1989) is an Austrian

skeleton racer Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of ...

. She was a participant at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

. In February 2015 she became the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title. She came in second at the 2016 World Championships, and is regarded as the best woman skeleton racer in Austrian history.

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* 1989 births Living people Austrian female skeleton racers Olympic skeleton racers of Austria Skeleton racers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Hall in Tirol Sportspeople from Tyrol (state) 20th-century Austrian women 21st-century Austrian women {{Skeleton-bio-stub