Jane Channell
Canadian skeleton racer (born 1988)
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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]
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Channell in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 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
In 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]
