North American Cup / 27 March 2026
Lake Placid
A top-ten finish for Nigeria.
Yinka Oyebanjo-Odofin finished tenth for Nigeria in the North American Cup men’s skeleton race at Lake Placid on 27 March 2026.
Two heats, one top-ten finish
The IBSF recorded heats of 59.57 and 59.01 seconds. Yinka’s second heat was 0.56 seconds quicker than the first. His start times were 5.37 and 5.41 seconds, respectively.
The season’s final listed race
Lake Placid is the last result listed in Yinka’s 2025/26 IBSF athlete profile. It followed races in Canada, South Korea, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, completing an eleven-race record across six tracks.
Also recorded by Sliding on Ice
The specialist sliding-sport publication reported Yinka’s tenth-place finish in its coverage of the North American Cup finale. The race report and the official result provide two sources for the placement. This is a race-result mention, not a standalone athlete feature.
| Race date | Place | Heat time(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 59.57 / 59.01 | IBSF result ↗ for 27 March 2026 |
Times shown are the published race heat times, not video durations. Placements are final race positions. Source: individual IBSF result pages, checked 18 October 2026.