![]() Channell in 2020 | |
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 |
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]
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]