Jane Channell (born August 23, 1988) is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 2011 and was selected to the national team in 2013, joining the Skeleton World Cup squad in 2015.[1] Channell was inspired to try skeleton by Jon Montgomery's gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[2] Before skeleton, Channell played softball and competed in track and field, winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor track titles in 60 metres and 200 metres.[1] Channell was named one of the three women to represent Canada in skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang[3] after finishing fifth in both the overall and World Cup standings for the 2017–18 season.[4]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1] | August 23, 1988
Alma mater | Simon Fraser University[1] |
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[1] |
Website | seejaneslide |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Skeleton |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 10th (Pyeongchang 2018) 17th (Beijing 2022) |
Medal record |
In January 2022, Channell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7]
Notable results
editIn the 2015–16 season, Channell had seven top-ten finishes out of the eight races and finished third in the overall ranking,[8] but dropped to 11th overall in the 2016–17 season. Her best individual finish on the World Cup was a silver medal at the 2015–16 race in Park City, a result which she equalled in 2017 at Whistler.[1] Her best result in the IBSF World Championships was in 2015 at Winterberg.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Jane Channell (athlete profile)". Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Clipperton, Joshua (January 27, 2016). "Montgomery's Olympic gold helped inspire Canadian skeleton racer Jane Channell". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated for 2018 Olympic Winter Games" (Press release). Canadian Olympic Committee. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Standings (2017/2018) (Women's skeleton) (BMW IBSF World Cup)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 20, 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ Smart, Zack (January 20, 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "2015–16 Standings: Women's Skeleton". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Stahlhacke, Angela (December 13, 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.