Sliders in top half of field in debut competitions

AOC17 years ago

The Australian Skeleton Devleopment Program has made its debut in America's Cup competition, Lucy Chaffer, Ami Wallace and Renee McCabe contesting the first event in the 2007 FIBT Skeleton Invitational Tour in Park City on February 9 and 10. After five days of training, the team lined up for the first day of sliding, with Chaffer leading the way into fifth place in a time of 1 minute 45.54 seconds, 2.19 seconds behind race winner Darla Descamp of Canada.

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