Jane Channell Explained
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]
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: December 20, 2017 . . Jane Channell (athlete profile) .
- Web site: Montgomery's Olympic gold helped inspire Canadian skeleton racer Jane Channell . Clipperton . Joshua . January 27, 2016 . Winnipeg Free Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303075740/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/montgomerys-olympic-gold-helped-inspire-canadian-skeleton-racer-jane-channell-366737051.html . March 3, 2016 . dead .
- January 25, 2018 . Canadian Olympic Committee . Canadian bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated for 2018 Olympic Winter Games . January 24, 2018 .
- Web site: January 25, 2018 . International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation . Standings (2017/2018) (Women's skeleton) (BMW IBSF World Cup) .
- Web site: 21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing. 20 January 2022. www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022.
- Web site: 18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022. Nichols. Paula. 20 January 2022. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 20 January 2022.
- Web site: Smart. Zack. Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games. 20 January 2022. www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 20 January 2022.
- Web site: December 19, 2017 . International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation . 2015–16 Standings: Women's Skeleton . February 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200201193248/https://www.ibsf.org/en/rankings/rankings?season=2015&ctype=6&session=WC . dead .
- Web site: International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation . December 18, 2017 . Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT) . December 13, 2017 . Stahlhacke, Angela . PDF . December 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051722/http://www.ibsf.org/images/news/Media_Guide_17-18/IBSF_Media_Guide_17-18_skeleton_5_Innsbruck.pdf . dead .
