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Nigerian Winter Sport Tracker

Every week of the winter season, the results of Nigerian athletes in bobsleigh, skeleton and cross-country skiing in Europe and North America.

  • 3Winter Games in a row
  • 5Nigerian Winter Olympians
  • NovSeason starts
  • 2030Next Winter Games
Nigeria’s bobsled crew pushing off
Team Nigeria at the start

Off-season ยท checked 29 September 2026

This week: waiting for the ice

Sliding and skiing are winter sports: the new IBSF and FIS seasons start in November. Until then, here are the latest results of Nigeria’s winter athletes from the 2025-26 season.

Latest results for Nigerian winter athletes, 2025-26 season.
DateAthleteEventResult
Feb 2026Samuel IkpefanMilano Cortina Olympics, cross-country 10 km freestyle94th, 26:38.4
Feb 2026Samuel IkpefanMilano Cortina Olympics, cross-country sprint65th in qualification
2026Simidele AdeagboOlympic qualification, women’s monobob26th in the ranking, one place outside the 25 qualifiers

Next update: week of 5 October 2026; weekly results resume when the winter season starts in November. Big performances also appear in our African Sports News.

Checked 29 September 2026

Athletes we track

Nigeria’s winter athletes train and race abroad.

  1. 1Simidele Adeagbo
    Simidele Adeagbo

    Simidele Adeagbo

    Monobob, IBSF circuit

    Based in North America

    Nigerian roots: Nigerian parents; early years in Ibadan.

    • 26th2026 ranking
    • 2022EuroCup win
    • 2024World Champs

    Career

    Chasing a place at the 2030 Winter Olympics.

  2. 2Samuel Ikpefan
    Photo: Stein Langørgen, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Samuel Ikpefan

    Cross-country skiing, FIS circuit

    Based in France

    Nigerian roots: father from Edo State.

    • 2Olympic Games
    • 94th10 km, 2026
    • 2018Nigerian passport

    Career

    Nigeria’s flag bearer at Milano Cortina 2026.

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Quick answers

Nigerian winter sport: quick answers

When does the bobsleigh season start?

The IBSF World Cup and continental cup seasons run from November to March. This page is updated weekly through the winter with results for Nigerian sliders and skiers.