Australian slider Emma Lincoln-Smith has produced her best result of the season, finishing sixth in the Women’s Skeleton World Cup event in Park City, USA. It’s her third top 10 finish in succession this season, putting her ninth in the important World Cup rankings after three rounds.
Australian slider Emma Lincoln-Smith has produced her best result of the season, finishing sixth in the Women’s Skeleton World Cup event in Park City, USA.
It’s her third top 10 finish in succession this season, putting her ninth in the important World Cup rankings after three rounds.
The AIS slider was consistently fast over her two runs down the 1.34 kilometre 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic course, with just 0.09 of a second separating both her runs.
Round three of the World Cup was held in near perfect conditions, with temperatures hovering around the zero degree mark.
Fast start times over the crucial first 50 metres of the course set up Lincoln-Smith’s runs, and clean lines through the track’s curves cemented her top six finish.
“I was pleased with my runs today as they were pretty consistent,” Lincoln-Smith said.
“I made a few mistakes on both runs but did my best and was happy to be top six. I’m still eager to get in that top three, as I know it is not far off.”
A change to the set-up of her sled seems to be working well, and while she’s still getting used it, she is confident that her results will only get better.
She has now finished 10th (Whistler), 9th (Calgary) and 6th (Park City) in the first three of the eight round World Cup season.
Fellow AIS team member, Lucy Chaffer, finished the event in 15th place, just ahead of New Zealander Katharine Eustace.
Chaffer had a much cleaner second run, which moved her up the leaderboard after a challenging first heat time.
“It was a disappointing day,” she admitted.
“I could have done better, but a big mistake in turn 11 on both runs cost me a lot of time and speed.”
German Anja Huber blitzed the field to take her second victory in succession, and with three podium places from the first three events she now leads the Skeleton World Cup, ahead of Great Britain’s Shelley Rudman and Canadian Melissa Hollingsworth.
The Skeleton World Cup remains in the United States for round four, to be held in Lake Placid. Competitors then break for Christmas, ahead of the European leg, starting in mid January.
It’s her third top 10 finish in succession this season, putting her ninth in the important World Cup rankings after three rounds.
The AIS slider was consistently fast over her two runs down the 1.34 kilometre 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic course, with just 0.09 of a second separating both her runs.
Round three of the World Cup was held in near perfect conditions, with temperatures hovering around the zero degree mark.
Fast start times over the crucial first 50 metres of the course set up Lincoln-Smith’s runs, and clean lines through the track’s curves cemented her top six finish.
“I was pleased with my runs today as they were pretty consistent,” Lincoln-Smith said.
“I made a few mistakes on both runs but did my best and was happy to be top six. I’m still eager to get in that top three, as I know it is not far off.”
A change to the set-up of her sled seems to be working well, and while she’s still getting used it, she is confident that her results will only get better.
She has now finished 10th (Whistler), 9th (Calgary) and 6th (Park City) in the first three of the eight round World Cup season.
Fellow AIS team member, Lucy Chaffer, finished the event in 15th place, just ahead of New Zealander Katharine Eustace.
Chaffer had a much cleaner second run, which moved her up the leaderboard after a challenging first heat time.
“It was a disappointing day,” she admitted.
“I could have done better, but a big mistake in turn 11 on both runs cost me a lot of time and speed.”
German Anja Huber blitzed the field to take her second victory in succession, and with three podium places from the first three events she now leads the Skeleton World Cup, ahead of Great Britain’s Shelley Rudman and Canadian Melissa Hollingsworth.
The Skeleton World Cup remains in the United States for round four, to be held in Lake Placid. Competitors then break for Christmas, ahead of the European leg, starting in mid January.
