LAKE PLACID, N.Y.—Annie O’Shea and Matt Antoine won titles in the U.S. National Skeleton Championship on Saturday, breaking track records in the two-day competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
O’Shea, from Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., won the four-heat women’s event by 2.40 seconds, finishing with a total time of 3:44.90 seconds. She had the fastest start and finish times in all four heats.
O’Shea had a time of 55.38 seconds to break the Lake Placid track record. German star Marion Trott set the previous record of 55.45 on her way to winning the 2009 world title.
Antoine, from Prairie du Chien, Wis., won the men’s title by 2.22 seconds with a four-run total of 3:38.76. He broke the Lake Placid track record by 0.41 seconds with a first-run time of 53.68 seconds.
