Matthias Guggenberger joined British Skeleton in the summer of 2022 and has since played an integral role in the team’s success throughout the Milan Cortina cycle and at the Olympic Winter Games themselves.

Matthias works closely with athletes across all levels of the programme - both in a coaching and equipment capacity - but has a particular focus on the top end of the GB set up.

He guided the team to a staggering 55 World Cup medals during the 2026 Olympic quad, as well as nine Overall Cup medals and eight World Championship podium places, including two World championship titles for Matt Weston.

Weston went on to win double Olympic gold under his stewardship in Milan Cortina, triumphing in both the men’s event and the team competition with Tabby Stoecker, as Matthias capped a remarkable first four years with GB in the best possible fashion.

He arrived in the UK with a wealth of experience at the top level of the sport, having competed at two Olympic Winter Games in 2010 and 2014 before moving into coaching after injury ended his sliding career in 2018.

He coached the Belgian and Austrian teams in 2018/19 before switching to Latvia for three seasons from 2019/20, while also continuing to coach Austria’s Janine Flock. 

Matthias guided now fellow GB coach Martins Dukurs to the Overall World Cup crown and European Championship gold in each of the last three seasons of the 2022 Olympic cycle, while Flock also won Overall World Cup and European Championship gold, plus a host of other top-tier medals, including World Championship bronze, during her time with him.