Double Olympic champion Matt Weston has inspired a nation to take to the skeleton track this winter.
But he never expected to find a 70-year-old taking on the daredevil sport.
The 29-year-old soared to individual and mixed team skeleton gold at Milano Cortina 2026 just weeks ago and since then has helped British Bobsleigh and Skeleton reach over 7,000 sign ups to try the sports.
There was one specific sign up that caught his eye, after seeing someone over 70 put their name down to try the sport that sees athletes charge down an ice chute at over 80 miles an hour.
The septuagenarian may not make it onto the elite programme for the French Alps 2030 but Weston admitted that any interest is good interest and is ready to show them the ropes in Bath.
"We've obviously had some amazing success in skeleton in the past, but I really feel like the nation got behind us in Italy," he said.
"It's been an amazing to see the response from it. We've had over 7,000 applicants for bobsleigh and skeleton alone.
"It's crazy to be part of that legacy because the programme doesn't continue unless we have new athletes signing up and seeing if they could be the next Olympic champion.
"There is obviously an age range of what we're looking for but one of the sign ups was someone who is over 70, which is amazing," he said.
"I don't think they're going to quite get on the team but something like that to me is really cool and kind of funny.
"I want to get them down to trial and just have fun and try it.
"I'm hoping that they misspelled 17 but a 70-year-old on the track would be great."
Weston's success saw him become a household name overnight as Team GB's first ever male Olympic skeleton champion and now the joint most successful British Winter Olympian alongside fellow slider Lizzy Yarnold.
It has sent him on a media frenzy that included a personal rendition of Happy Birthday by mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins just days ago.
With a day out at Crufts 2026 enjoyed and a trip to Ascot lined up, Weston is undoubtedly making the most of every opportunity that winning an Olympic medal brings with it.
But the life of an elite athlete always comes back knocking, with double gold now turning into double surgery as he finally allows his body to recover.
"My body's hurting a lot at the moment still," he said. "I've lined up a shoulder and possible hip operation, which I had been hanging onto until after the Games to sort out medically."
Weston has dominated the skeleton circuit over the past few seasons, claiming the world, European and World Cup titles in the last 12 months alone.
And while the fun continues off the track this summer, Weston is not fully ignoring the work he puts in on it. After all, there are always more gold medals to be won.
"I don't really have a plan at the moment, I'm kind of just seeing what I fancy doing," he said.
"I took myself on a run this morning and I regretted it instantly. We're not endurance athletes, I just sprint for a very short time but I thought I'll just see how it feels.
"My training's usually very rigid and I'm very organised with that sort of stuff, so for me to just rock up and do what I fancy is nice. I enjoy training, so it's not a chore for me."
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