Kim Meylemans
Kim Meylemans is a German-born Belgian skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup. After starting out in football, she began competing in skeleton in 2009 and was selected to the German national team in 2013. In the 2014–15 season, she moved to the Belgium national team. She is coached by Fernando Oliva and Martin Rettl, and rides a Schneider sled.
Notable results
Meylemans finished 14 resp. 18th at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.She became the first ever Belgian skeleton European champion on February 2, 2024, at the Skeleton World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia and the first ever Belgian skeleton world championships medal winner on February 23, 2024, winning a silver at the IBSF [World Championships 2024 – Women|Skeleton World Championships] in Winterberg, Germany.
In December 2024, Meylemans celebrated her first victory on the World Cup circuit in Altenberg, Germany. Until then, Her best finish on the World Cup circuit had been a 2nd place at Sigulda, Latvia, also in 2024 and while winning the European championship.
In winterseason 2025-26 Meylemans became Belgium's first overall World Cup winner in Women's Skeleton. On her way to the overal victory, she notched up three World Cup victories: two in Sigulda, Latvia and one in St. Moritz, Switzerland. As the latter race also counted as the continental championship for European athletes, Meylemans prolonged her European title from the previous year.