Janine Flock is Austria's Sportswoman of the Year

The Olympic gold medalist is the first skeleton athlete to receive the NIKI award.

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Olympic champion Janine Flock is Austria's Sportswoman of the Year 2026!

The Tyrolean receives this award at the Lotterien Sporthilfe Gala as the first skeleton athlete ever.

The long-awaited Olympic gold medal earned her 1,389 points and 159 first-place finishes.

Second place in the election conducted by members of Sports Media Austria goes to giant slalom globe winner Julia Scheib (707 points, 42 first places).

Mountain bike ace Valentina Höll, who again dominated downhill with the World Championship title and the overall World Cup victory, takes third place (571 points, 28 first places).

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