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Narracott 15th in St Moritz

1/2/2020

 
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Australian Olympian Jackie Narracott has competed in the World Cup event in St Moritz Switzerland, the second last World Cup event of the season.

Narracott finished the skeleton event 2.57 second behind the event winner Tina Hermann of Germany, with her first run ranked 17th, and second run 13th, to give her an overall ranking of 15th out of a field size of 24.

"15th yesterday, not exactly thrilled by it but I can say that my two best runs of the week were the ones that counted," Narracott commented after the race.

"Looking forward to some (mostly) pressure free sliding in Altenberg as the prep for Worlds heats up."

The next stop on the skeleton World Cup tour will be in Sigulda, Latvia, on February 16, the last event before the 2021 World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, on February 28-29.

In other sliding sports news, two Australian bobsleigh teams competed in the Europa Cup event in Innsbruck, Austria.

Bree Walker & Stephanie Fernandez finished in 10th place, with Ashleigh Werner & Mikaela Sparre in 21st place.

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© Jackie Narracott Instagram

Aussie sliders compete in Königssee World Cup

27/1/2020

 
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Australia's Bobsleigh and Skeleton athletes have competed in the World Cup event in Königssee, Germany, with  Olympian Jackie Narracott again the best performed Australian athlete.

Narracott finished the skeleton event 1.91 second behind the event winner Tina Hermann of Germany. After some mistakes on her first run where she was ranked 17th, Narracott had a much improved second run which was the 11th fastest down the track, giving her a final placing of 13th overall.

"Stoked with my second run yesterday. ended up in 13th after I figured out the groove (oops), " Narracott commented after the race.

"On to the perfection that is St Moritz!"

The two-woman bobsleigh team of Bree Walker and Stefanie Fernandez finished 16th, 2.44 seconds behind the first place sled of
Kaillie Humphries and Sylvia Hoffmann of the USA.

The next stop on the World Cup tour will be in St Moritz, Switzerland, from January 31 to February 2nd.

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© Jackie Narracott Instagram

Aussie sliders take on Innsbruck World Cup

20/1/2020

 
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Australia's Bobsleigh and Skeleton athletes have competed in the World Cup event in Innsbruck, Austria, with  Olympian Jackie Narracott highlighting the Australian performances.

Narracott finished the Skeleton event in 15th place, a personal best finish on the Igls track, 1.24 second behind the event winner.

"Relief, happiness and pride all mixed into one", Narracott commented after the race.

"15th (my best result here) and a huge PB is everything I hoped for but more than I was expecting out of this race."

"Leaving Igls feeling good for the first time after having learnt lots. Time for Königssee!"

Also in action for Australia in the Skeleton was Nicholas Timmings in 25th place.

The two-woman Bobsleigh team of Bree Walker and Sarah Blizzard finished 16th, 2.34 seconds behind first place.

The next stop on the World Cup tour will be in Königssee, Germany, from January 24-26.

IMAGE: 
© Jackie Narracott Instagram




Hewitt & Gill compete in World Curling Tour

19/1/2020

 
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The OWIA Curling Mixed Doubles team of Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill, have commenced their international season campaign at a number of World Curling Tour events in Canada.

The first event for the team was the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic, which took place in Canmore/Banff, Alberta, Canada, on January 2-5. At the event they had three wins and two losses in round robin play, and finished second in Group C, but did not advance to the playoff stage.

The next event was the Brantford Mixed Doubles Cashspiel in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, on January 10-12, with Team Hewitt (VIS Scholarship) & Gill (QAS Scholarship) recording two wins and three losses to place fourth in Pool A, and did not progress to playoffs.

Over the weekend, the team competed in the Stu Sells Toronto Cricket Mixed Doubles Cashspiel in Toronto, Canada, but unfortunately did not advance though to the playoffs.

The next event for the team will be the Sutherland Mixed Doubles Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Canada, during February 7-9
 
IMAGE: © Team Gill/Hewitt Instagram

Narracott 15th in Winterberg

6/1/2020

 
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2018 Olympian Jackie Narracott has placed 15th in the opening World Cup skeleton event of the new year in Winterberg, Germany.
 
Narracott started strongly with her first run placing of 11th, but had the 18th fastest second run to move back in the ranking with a final position of 15th.
 
“Sometimes it's not your day and unfortunately today was that day”, Narracott commented after the race.
 
“Dropping four spots to 15th hurts a lot, but thankfully it's just mentally.
 
“Leaving Winterberg healthy with the knowledge there's more in the tank. On to La Plagne.”
 
Tina Hermann of Germany took the win in her home country, with Canadian Mirela Rahneva in second and Janine Flock of Austria in third.
 
The next stop on the World Cup circuit will be in La Plagne, France, with the women’s skeleton scheduled for January 10.

IMAGE: © rekords

Walker 13th in first World Cup race of the season

5/1/2020

 
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The Australian women's bobsleigh team of pilot Bree Walker and breakwoman Stefanie Preiksa have  competed in their first World Cup events of the 2019-2020 season, finishing in 13th place in Winterberg, Germany.

For Walker it was the second World Cup start of her career, and Preiksa her debut at the highest level.

The team placed 13th in the two competition runs and finished in the same place overall.

"Thrilled to have my first World Cup under my belt", said Preiksa after the race.

"Racing is always fun, but racing with this team and support circle is next level."

"World Cup gives off some great vibes too!"

The next stop on the World Cup bobsleigh tour is in La Plagne, France, with an event scheduled for January 11.

IMAGE © Viesturs Lacis | IBSF

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