The sport incorporates a certain kind of shenanigans: running headfirst on a small sled down a winding road at speeds of 90 miles per hour.
But Lowe, the first American athlete to medal in skeleton in 12 years at the 2025 IBSF World Championships, admittedly didn’t think it was for her at first.
“My coach walked me to the line and let me go, and all of a sudden I was going so fast I couldn’t see anything, I couldn’t process anything,” she told The Athletic in December, recalling her first taste of the sport in 2016 when she was told she was too small for bobsledding. “When you hit rock bottom, you’re like, ‘It’s over, goodbye! I’m not going to do this again!'”
But after hearing enough people rave about how cool it was, she gave it another try.
Ten years later, the Virginia native is competing in her first Olympics, and is ready to compete in both the individual event and the mixed (co-ed) team event, which will be her first appearance at the 2026 Olympics.
When he’s not training or traveling, Law, the second oldest of 11 children, including a twin sister who is 14 minutes younger, works as a tour guide at the Lake Placid Olympic Center. She is one of many athletes in lesser-known sports who supplement their bank accounts with day jobs.
“I work there, I train there, I live in that atmosphere all the time,” she explained. “It’s also a hit with tourists because the athletes guide you through the facility and give you their own unique perspective. It’s really cool, but it doesn’t cover everything you need to do to play this sport.”
