SKELETON: Aussie Skeleton athletes proved resilient in tough and testing conditions in Winterberg, Germany over the weekend, logging more strong World Cup results. 

"Snow hit the race pretty hard and I found myself looking at the clouds most of the time to see if we will get a break in the storm," Sochi Olympian John Farrow said.

While a storm didn't hit the event, athletes lined up on a very snowy track and after four delayed start times, the German World Cup was turned into a one run competition.

"I was hoping to chip a few people and better my placing with a freshly prepared track on the second run but the snow keeped coming down delaying the start times," Farrow said.

"The second heat was cancelled making it a 1 heat race and I finished in 20th place.

"Another consistent World Cup performance for me. I am feeling great with my sliding right now and hungry to get to the next race."

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Fellow Aussie, Nick Timmings finished in 32th place proving competition was tight being only +2.50 seconds off the race leader, but the 26-year-old said it was a race to forget. 

"Really tough and uncertain conditions throughout the race," said Timmings. 

"A big mistake at the top of the track cost me in the end. Ill try to learn from it and move on."

The women were slightly luckier with their competition, squeezing in two runs on a very snowy track with Queenslander Jackie Narracott finishing in 16th. 

"There was a chance it was going to be a repeat of last years where they cancelled the first heat," Narracott said, who was thankful for a chance to race twice. 

"I finally had some luck with the snow as it cleared and they swept the start-0 right before both runs."

Narracott improved on her previous World Cup performance of 20th at the Whistler edition of the circuit and was stoked with a 16th place result. 

"I’m really happy with today. I made some really good progress and am showing I can generate some good speed."

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The 26-year-old said her consistency is coming along and continuing to improve.

"I made a couple of mistakes in my second run that cost me hugely but it was only 0.03s slower than my first, with a slower push too. 

"It’s safe to say I’ve gained some confidence going into next weekend."

Narracott, Farrow and Timmings will line up again next week at the Igls World Cup in Austria. 

Ash Knight
olympics.com.au