Jane Channell
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | August 23, 1988 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Website | seejaneslide |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Skeleton |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 10th (Pyeongchang 2018) 17th (Beijing 2022) |
Medal record | |
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. Channell was inspired to try skeleton by Jon Montgomery's gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. 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. Channell was named one of the three women to represent Canada in skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after finishing fifth in both the overall and World Cup standings for the 2017–18 season.
In January 2022, Channell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.
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, 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. Her best result in the IBSF World Championships was in 2015 at Winterberg.
References
- ^ 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. 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.
