FIBT World Cup - Round 7 - Women's Skeleton

From Whistler, Canada

Mellisa Hollingsworth held home court, with her two runs the fastest of each heat, cruising to victory from Whistler. Her combined time was nearly .2 over second place.

“I’ve had some difficulty on this track, everyone knows that, that’s why it’s been so emotional today.”

Lucy Katherine Chaffer had never placed on the podium, with a career best of 6th. Tonight at Whistler she managed to put down a pair of huge runs that placed her in second, taking her first ever silver medal. Shelley Rudman takes bronze, leapfrogging Anja Huber, who finishes fourth, while point leader Marion Thees takes fifth.

Lizzy Yarnold overcame a tough first run with a second run that would have placed her first after Heat 1. The run moved her from 16th to a tie for 9th with American Anne O’Shea. Kimber Gabryszak finishes 19th.

Pos	Pos (H1)	Name	Nation	Draw	Run 1	Run 2	Total
1	1	Mellisa Hollingsworth	CAN	3	55.09	54.70	1:49.79
2	2	Lucy Katherine Chaffer	AUS	2	55.16	54.80	1:49.96
3	4	Shelley Rudman	GBR	4	55.19	55.17	1:50.36
4	3	Anja Huber	GER	7	55.18	55.22	1:50.40
5	6	Marion Thees	GER	9	55.36	55.16	1:50.52
6	5	Sarah Reid	CAN	11	55.31	55.24	1:50.55
7	9	Amy Gough	CAN	10	55.63	54.97	1:50.60
8	7	Katharina Heinz	GER	5	55.37	55.69	1:51.06
9	16	Elizabeth Yarnold	GBR	8	56.21	54.92	1:51.13
9	12	Anne O’Shea	USA	6	55.80	55.33	1:51.13
11	8	Svetlana Vasilyeva	RUS	19	55.60	55.62	1:51.22
12	10	Nozomi Komuro	JPN	18	55.74	55.58	1:51.32
13	13	Janine Flock	AUT	14	55.88	55.56	1:51.44
14	11	Joska Le Conte	NED	17	55.79	56.07	1:51.86
15	17	Katharine Eustace	NZL	13	56.35	55.96	1:52.31
16	15	Barbara Hoscsh	SUI	20	56.11	56.25	1:52.36
17	14	Emma Lincoln-Smith	AUS	1	55.99	56.42	1:52.41
18	18	Olga Nikandrova	RUS	15	56.39	56.15	1:52.54
19	19	Kimber Gabryszak	USA	16	56.45	56.24	1:52.69
20	20	Maria Orlova	RUS	12	56.57	56.44	1:53.01
21	21	Michaela Glaesser	CZE	21	56.88