Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's

Women's Skeleton
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
(left to right) Anja Huber, Amy Williams, and Kerstin Szymkowiak
VenueWhistler Sliding Centre
Dates18–19 February 2010
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning time3:35.64
Medalists
Amy Williams  Great Britain
Kerstin Szymkowiak  Germany
Anja Huber  Germany

The women's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place at the Whistler Sliding Centre on 18–19 February. The competition was won by British athlete Amy Williams, who set new course records for the track on her first and third runs. Williams, who had never before won a World Cup or World Championship event, became the first British athlete to win a solo Winter Olympic gold medal in 30 years. German sliders Kerstin Szymkowiak and Anja Huber won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Williams' teammate Shelley Rudman, who had won the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and Canadian Mellisa Hollingsworth, both of whom had been expected to be in medal contention, were disappointed.

Williams' victory was not without controversy, as the United States and Canada filed complaints with the judges related to Williams' helmet. However, judges ruled that ridges in her helmet did not violate International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) rules, and rejected the complaints.