Austin Florian
{{Short description|American skeleton racer (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Austin Florian
| image = Austin Florian (USA) 2023.jpg
| caption = Florian in 2023
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|12}}
| birth_place = Southington, Connecticut, U.S.
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| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Skeleton
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{{MedalSport|Men's skeleton}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Lake Placid|Mixed team}}
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Austin Florian (born September 12, 1994) is an American skeleton racer.
Early life
Florian attended Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut.{{cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/alpine-skiing/roster/austin-florian/4809 |title=Austin Florian |website=clarksonathletics.com |access-date=March 10, 2025}} He then attended Clarkson University where he was an alpine skier.{{cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2023/1/25/alpine-ski-clarkson-grad-austin-florian-continues-to-excel-in-ibsf-world-cup-skeleton-races.aspx |title=Clarkson Grad Austin Florian Continues to Excel in IBSF World Cup Skeleton Races |website=clarksonathletics.com |date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2025}}
Career
Florian represented the United States at the IBSF World Championships in 2025 and won a gold medal in the mixed team event, along with Mystique Ro, in a time of 1:54.53.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/first-world-championships-gold-in-skeleton-mixed-for-the-usa-with-mystique-ro-austin-florian |title=First World Championships gold in skeleton mixed for the USA with Mystique Ro/Austin Florian |website=IBSF.org |date=March 8, 2025 |access-date=March 10, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/skeleton/story/_/id/44170871/florian-ro-give-us-gold-skeleton-world-championship |title=Florian, Ro give U.S. gold at skeleton world championship |website=ESPN.com |date=March 8, 2025 |access-date=March 10, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/us-wins-gold-mixed-skeleton-race-world-championships-119599056 |title=US wins gold in mixed skeleton race at world championships, with Britain 2nd and China 3rd |website=ABC News |date=March 8, 2025 |access-date=March 10, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{IBSF|263834}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=austin-florian-807086}}
{{Footer World Champions Skeleton Mixed Team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Florian, Austin}}
Category:American male skeleton racers
Category:People from Southington, Connecticut
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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