Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meaghan Markle were on hand to address Whistlerites as the Invictus Games 2025 rolled into the Sea to Sky with Day 1 of skeleton.
Approximately 100 participants took their first competitive reps from Maple Leaf Start at the iconic Whistler Sliding Centre (WSC). The field was organized into five categories, ISK1 through ISK5, based on athletes' weight.
Chris McGowan of Canada occupies second place in the ISK5 division between Richard Galpin of Great Britain (first) and Romania's Viorel Amzarescu (third).
Melanie Dumas is third among ISK3 contenders behind Brit Kyle Burgess and Dorian Ziemer from Germany in that order.
Another Canadian, Kim Hardy, has the runner-up spot in ISK2 with only Engelina Denneman of the Netherlands faster than her. Sitting third is French athlete Marie-Cecile Boeuf.
Skeleton is back tomorrow as roughly 100 more racers make their attempts between noon and 7 p.m., after which point medals will be determined.
Tuesday's other events include cross-country skiing from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by biathlon from 12:15 to 3:30 p.m. and novice alpine skiing and snowboarding between 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
More Invictus Games results are available here.
