Category: Jackie Narracott

Unlucky finish to the season for Narracott in Altenberg

1/3/2020

Jackie Narracott has had an unfortunate end to a positive season, finishing 27th at the World Championships in Altenberg, Germany.

Narracott was in 21st place following the first run, but a crash on her second run ended any chance of a high finish.

"Crashing out of corner four in run two yesterday meant my World Championships were over sooner than expected," Narracott commented after the race.

"Right now it hurts like hell and I feel like I've let a lot of people down, however, one bad mistake doesn't change the fact I had my best season on World Cup and got through healthy, the only real goal."

"This year's World Championships were a lesson and eventually I'll be ok with that."

During the World Cup season Narracott had some strong performances, highlighted by a ninth place finish at the World Cup in Lake Placid, USA.

IMAGE: © rekords

Narracott 15th in St Moritz

1/2/2020

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.

IMAGE: © Jackie Narracott Instagram

Aussie sliders compete in Königssee World Cup

27/1/2020

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.

IMAGE: © Jackie Narracott Instagram

Aussie sliders take on Innsbruck World Cup

20/1/2020

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

Narracott 15th in Winterberg

6/1/2020

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

Top-10 for Narracott in Lake Placid

16/12/2019

OWIA Skeleton athlete Jackie Narracott has recorded another encouraging performance in the second event of the 2019/2020 season, with a ninth place World Cup result in Lake Placid, NY, USA.

The result comes after a 13th place finish a week earlier, also in Lake Placid, which hosted back to back events after the original opening World Cup scheduled for Park City, UT, USA, was moved due to mechanical issues with the Park City track.

Narracott now has four World Cup top-10 performances in her career, with her first also coming in Lake Placid, a seventh place finish in January 2016.

After the race, Narracott reflected on her strong start to the season.

“Heading into the Christmas break sitting tenth in the world after finishing ninth yesterday.
“Pretty stocked to have finally cracked the top ten.“

Narracott will now have a break from competition for a few weeks, before resuming the World Cup tour in Winterberg, Germany, on January 5.

Image © IBSF/rekords

Personal Best Altenberg Result for Narracott

7/1/2019

The first event of 2019 on the IBSF World Cup tour has taken place in Altenberg, Germany, with Australia's leading Skeleton athlete Jackie Narracott finishing in 15th place.

The result is a personal best for Narracott on the track, eclipsing her previous best result of 17th in the previous two seasons she competed in Altenbeg.

After the race Narracott was happy with her result.

"Another race, another best performance, another layer of confidence."

"Stoked with 15th, my best ever in Altenberg, in my 30th World Cup race."

The next stop on the World Cup tour is also in Germany, with an event in Königssee on January 12.

IMAGE - Thumbs up from Jackie after Altenberg © Jackie Narracott Instagram

Strong weekend of competition for Narracott and Walker

17/12/2018

Bobsleigh
Australia’s bobsledders were in action in Germany at the Konigssee European Cup Races.

In the women’s monobob, which will make its Olympic debut in 2022, Breeana Walker won silver against a stacked field of World Cup pilots, only 0.39 seconds off the winner, Christine De Bruin from Canada. Walker was ecstatic at the result after initially struggling to come to terms with the difficult course.

“I found the track fun but extremely challenging, and a podium finish seemed out of reach,” Walker said.

“But I stuck to the plan and hoped things would click at the right time, and they did! I couldn’t be happier.”

Walker also paired with Jamie Scroop in the 2-person bobsleigh, finishing 10th in the first Konigssee Europa Cup and 9th in the second event the following day.

Skeleton
Jackie Narracott kicked off her World Cup season, finishing 10th in the at Winterberg, Germany. Narracott’s second run was scorching, the 7th fastest of the entire competition, highlighting her strong form for the upcoming season.