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Defending champion Hallie Clarke in 3rd place halfway through skeleton event at worlds

The Canadian Press | Posted: March 7, 2025 12:57 AM | Last Updated: March 7

Canadian made history last year as youngest woman to win skeleton world title

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Caption: Canada's Hallie Clarke competes during the women’s skeleton heats at the bobsleigh and skeleton world championships on Thursday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Defending women's champion Hallie Clarke of Brighton, Ont., is in third place after Thursday's opening two runs at the skeleton world championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Clarke posted a two-run time of 1:51.09, .22 seconds behind leader Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands.
Anna Fernstaedt of the Czech Republic was second at 1:51.06.
Calgary's Jane Channell was 13th at 1:51.70.
WATCH | Clarke sits 3rd after first 2 runs:

Media Video | Defending world skeleton champion Hallie Clarke in 3rd place after 2 heats

Caption: Brighton, Ont., native Hallie Clarke sits in third place after two runs in the women's skeleton event from the IBSF World Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. Last year, Clarke became the youngest world champion in women's skeleton history.

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Clarke became the youngest women's world champion in skeleton history last year when she won the title in Winterburg, Germany, as a 19-year-old.
The final two runs are scheduled for Friday. Watch live coverage on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem starting at 4 p.m. ET.
"I'm really proud of myself for being able to calm my nerves down because there's a different amount of pressure that comes with trying to defend a title versus just going into a world championships," said Clarke. who is aiming to become the first woman to win back-to-back skeleton championships.
"But I'm really happy with my second run. I made some corrections from my first and I'm really relying on that experience from last year to guide me through this."
WATCH | Clarke becomes youngest female world champion:

Media Video | Canadian teen Hallie Clarke becomes youngest female world champion in skeleton

Caption: 19-year-old Hallie Clarke of Brighton, Ont., followed up on her under-20 world junior championship skeleton win last year in Winterberg, Germany by winning gold at the 2024 world championships on the same track.

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