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

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squad in 2015. Channell was inspired to try skeleton by

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's gold medal at the

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in Vancouver. Before skeleton, Channell played softball and competed in

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, winning the

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indoor track titles in 60 metres and 200 metres. Channell was named one of the three women to represent Canada in

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after finishing fifth in both the overall and World Cup standings for the 2017–18 season. In January 2022, Channell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.

Notable results

In the 2015–16 season, Channell had seven top-ten finishes out of the eight races and finished third in the overall ranking, 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

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at Whistler. Her best result in the

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was in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Channell, Jane 1988 births Canadian female skeleton racers Living people Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic skeleton racers for Canada Sportspeople from North Vancouver 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's track and field athletes Simon Fraser University alumni Simon Fraser Red Leafs softball players