Image: (From left) Marcus Wyatt, Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston; credit – Anna Barclay / Team Bath
The ceremony took place during a celebratory event, hosted by Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES), which recognised the outstanding achievements of British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) athletes, coaches and staff at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
The event, at The Guildhall in Bath city centre, also celebrated the successful partnership between the BBSA and the University, a UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centre where, for the past 25 years, bobsleigh and skeleton athletes have perfected their all-important start on the UK’s only outdoor push-start track.
A magnificent 10 Olympic medals have been won during that time, five of them gold. The latest triumphs came in February at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Italy where Weston dominated the men’s final, finishing nearly a second clear of the field, before partnering Stoecker to a thrilling victory in the first-ever Olympic skeleton mixed team event.
It completed a full set of men’s titles for Weston, who is also the reigning World, European and Overall World Cup Champion, and capped an extraordinary Olympiad where he won 42 medals, 22 of them gold, in four seasons.
“It has been a crazy few months since the Olympics, my life has genuinely changed and it is hard to put into words what it all means,” said Weston, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame by Professor Phil Taylor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bath.
“It doesn’t happen without the team behind me – the coaches, the team-mates, the staff members here in Bath. Without them I wouldn’t be stood here today as a double Olympic Champion.
“Thank you to the University of Bath for inducting all of us. It’s great to have that recognition, not only of our success but all the hard work it has taken from everyone to get to this point.”
Stoecker, at 25 years old, became the youngest member of the Hall of Fame when she was formally inducted by Professor Cassie Wilson, the University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience).
“Thank you to the University for this recognition, I am feeling pretty proud,” said Stoecker, who also recorded an excellent top-five finish in the women’s race on her Olympic debut in Cortina.
“I am sure most people in this room will have played a part in my journey in some way and I would like to express my gratitude for everything you did.”
Double Olympian Wyatt has raced more than 100 times for Great Britain since taking up skeleton in 2014, winning 34 medals including European Championships gold in 2024 and World Championships silver in 2025. He was the only man to beat team-mate Weston in 2025-26, claiming two gold medals on the World Cup circuit.
“It is 12 years ago, almost to the day, since I walked through the Team Bath doors for the first time for trials, not really knowing where the next few years would take me,” said Wyatt, who was inducted by Stephen Baddeley, the University’s Director of Sport.
“I joined some amazing athletes on the programme and more incredible athletes have come through since, which is testament to the BBSA and Team Bath.”
More than 100 people attended the event including several current skeleton athletes, Vancouver 2010 gold-medallist and Hall of Fame inductee Amy Williams, and representatives from the BBSA, the University and the council.
They were formally welcomed to The Guildhall by Cllr Shaun Stephenson-McGall, the newly elected Chair of BANES Council who, in his speech, hailed the achievements of the BBSA athletes.
“Congratulations Matt, Tabby and Marcus on your remarkable achievements,” he said. “Many winning Winter Olympians have come through the steadying hands of the Sports Training Village at the University of Bath. Your team’s drive, the ongoing investments in athletics, coaching, medical and physio teams are to be applauded.”
Gareth Moore, Chair of the BBSA Board, also spoke at the ceremony about the unprecedented success of the past four years where an incredible 106 top-level medals, 40 of them gold, have been won by British bobsleigh and skeleton athletes.
Reflecting on the event, Professor Phil Taylor said: “Congratulations to the Hall of Fame inductees and thank you to Bath & North East Somerset Council for hosting this wonderful event which allows us to celebrate and thank all involved with the BBSA for their immense contribution to our world-class sporting environment.
“We are incredibly proud of the University’s highly-valued partnership with the BBSA and privileged to be home to such an inspirational group of athletes, coaches and staff.
“It has been a thrill to witness not just the success of Matt and Tabby at the Olympics but the historic achievements of bobsleigh and skeleton athletes throughout the four years building up to the Games. Long may that success continue.”
There are now 30 inductees into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport, with Weston and Stoecker joining fellow Olympic Champions Amy Williams (skeleton), Dr Stephanie Cook (modern pentathlon), Jason Gardener (athletics) and Heather Stanning (rowing).
Go to teambath.com/HallOfFame to find out more and visit thebbsa.co.uk for further details about the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association.