2016/2017 IBSF North American Cup – Women’s Skeleton – Race 3

From Whistler, CAN

Results from the third IBSF NAC women’s skeleton race of the 2016/2017 season, held November 25, 2016.

Mirela Rahneva won her first North American Cup race in her first try of the early 2016/2017 season, beating World Cup regular Maria Orlova. Orlova edged teammate Yulia Kanakina by .02 for silver, while Kanakina finished in the bronze medal position. Dutch sliders Kimberley Bos and Joska le Conte finished fourth and fifth, while Korean Rayoung Mun finished sixth.

NAC leader Madison Charney finished 9th, while Gracie Clapp-Taylor led the American effort in 12th.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Mirela Rahneva CAN 4.94 4.88 56.02 55.84 1:51.86
2 Maria Orlova RUS 4.90 4.90 55.97 56.06 1:52.03
3 Yulia Kanakina RUS 4.92 4.88 56.20 55.85 1:52.05
4 Kimberley Bos NED 5.06 5.07 56.35 55.88 1:52.23
5 Joska le Conte NED 5.04 4.95 56.56 56.12 1:52.68
6 Rayoung Mun KOR 5.20 5.12 56.59 56.12 1:52.71
7 Jaclyn Narracott AUS 4.97 5.02 56.17 56.96 1:53.13
8 Maya Pedersen NOR 5.17 5.13 56.67 56.54 1:53.21
9 Madison Charney CAN 5.12 5.11 56.63 56.61 1:53.24
10 Katie Tannenbaum ISV 5.16 5.16 56.86 57.16 1:54.02
11 Grace Dafoe CAN 5.16 5.16 57.15 56.04 1:54.19
12 Gracie Clapp-Taylor USA 5.09 5.11 56.92 57.58 1:54.50
13 Jeonghyeok Lee KOR 5.20 5.14 58.06 56.72 1:54.78
14 Megan Dovell USA 5.12 5.13 57.87 57.73 1:55.60
15 Morgan Tracey USA 5.25 5.27 57.68 58.08 1:55.76
16 Asuka Noguchi JPN 5.12 5.09 58.13 58.35 1:56.48
17 Leslie Stratton USA 5.22 5.20 58.98 58.03 1:57.01
18 Sayaka Tsurifune JPN 5.23 5.20 59.05 58.41 1:57.46
19 Anna Prata ISV 5.67 5.66 62.03 60.25 2:02.28