{{Short description|American skeleton racer (born 1994)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Austin Florian | image = Austin Florian (USA) 2023.jpg | caption = Florian in 2023 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|12}} | birth_place = Southington, Connecticut, U.S. | height = | weight = | country = {{USA}} | sport = Skeleton | event = | coach = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's skeleton}} {{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2025 Lake Placid|Mixed team}} }} '''Austin Florian''' (born September 12, 1994) is an American skeleton racer.
==Early life== Florian attended Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/alpine-skiing/roster/austin-florian/4809 |title=Austin Florian |website=clarksonathletics.com |access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref> He then attended Clarkson University where he was an alpine skier.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IBSF|263834}} * [https://www.usabs.com/profiles/austin-florian-807086 Austin Florian] at USA Bobsled/Skeleton * {{Team USA|new_id=austin-florian}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/25307 Austin Florian] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|austin-florian}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Florian, Austin}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:American male skeleton racers Category:Olympic skeleton racers for the United States Category:Skeleton racers at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:People from Southington, Connecticut Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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