Pat McDonagh
Bobsleigh & Skeleton,Rowing
BIOGRAPHY
Three time Olympian, Pat McDonagh is one of just three athletes to have represented Ireland at both a Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
He started out his Olympic career in rowing at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where he was part of the Men’s Coxed Fours. He competed in the same event again at Seoul 1988 before transitioning to Bobsleigh for the men’s two man at the 1992 Albertville Games. where he was also the flagbearer for Team Ireland.
WINTER OLYMPICS NEWS
ZURBAY BATTLES TOUGH SLALOM COURSE TO ROUND OUT SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC DEBUT
Day Twelve – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Seventeen-year-old Anabelle Zurbay capped her Olympic debut with a determined performance in the Women’s Slalom today, finishing 48th with a combined time of 1:58.50 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The overall competition was won in style by USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin in 1:39.10, [...]
GRITTY REACTION ON TESTING COURSE FOR CORMAC COMERFORD IN FINAL RACE
Day Ten – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 A gritty performance from Cormac Comerford in the Men’s Slalom at the Olympic Winter Games in Bormio saw the Dubliner finish 31st overall with a combined time of 2:10.24, following a dramatic recovery on the infamous Stelvio course. In a race marked by extremely challenging conditions, [...]
ANABELLE ZURBAY MAKES HISTORY, BECOMING IRELAND’S YOUNGEST ALPINE SKIING OLYMPIAN
Anabelle Zurbay became Ireland’s 35th Winter Olympian today, making history as the youngest Alpine skier to represent Team Ireland at the Winter Games. The 17-year-old finished 48th in the Women’s Giant Slalom in a time of 2:31.70, delivering a composed performance on the Olympic stage in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Racing among the sport’s elite, Zurbay clocked [...]
CORMAC COMERFORD COMMENCES TECHNICAL EVENTS WITH SOLID SHOWING IN GIANT SLALOM
Day Eight – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 In his third race of the Olympic Games, Cormac Comerford finished 42nd in the Giant Slalom, posting a combined time of 2:41.75. Racing in Bormio, the Dubliner contested the first of his technical events, recording a time of 1:24.32 on the opening run before clocking [...]
THOMAS MALONEY WESTGÅRD REFLECTS ON HARD-FOUGHT RACE IN CROSS-COUNTRY 10KM FREE
Day Seven – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Team Ireland’s Thomas Maloney Westgård was the sole Irish athlete in action today at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The Norway-based skier was competing in the Cross-Country 10km Free Interval Start at the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium, in what was his second race of three in [...]
FROM KILTERNAN TO THE STELVIO SLOPES – CORMAC COMERFORD COMPLETES SPEED EVENTS WITH SUPER-G
Day Five – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Alpine Skier Cormac Comerford was back in action this morning, competing in the Men’s Super-G speed event in Bormio. The Dubliner held his form on one of the toughest courses in the world to finish 37th with a time of 1:34.58. The event was dominated by [...]