Alexander Tretiakov
(Александр Владимирович Третьяков)
Gold Medal
Russia Federation
Alexander Vladimirovich Tretiakov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Третьяков; born 19 April 1985) is a Russian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004.
The first Russian who won the World Championships (2013 in St. Moritz), the overall Skeleton World Cup (2008-9) and an Olympics bronze medal (at the 2010 Winter Olympics). The silver medalist of the 2011 World Championships in Königssee and the bronze medalist of the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid.
Matthew Antoine
Bronze Medal
USA
Matthew Antoine (born 2 April 1985) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003.
Antoine won gold in the mixed team event at the FIBT World Championships 2012 in Lake Placid, New York. His best World Cup race finish was first at Lake Placid in December 2013. He ranked third overall in the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup.
He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the first U.S. medal in men's skeleton since Jimmy Shea won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Antoine graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania in 2009 with a degree in sports management, wellness and fitness.
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