- Michelle Kelly
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Medal record Skeleton World Championships Gold 2003 Nagano Women Silver 2008 Altenberg Mixed team Bronze 2005 Calgary Women Michelle Kelly (born November 7, 1974 in Fort St. John, British Columbia) is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. She won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2003 (women's skeleton), a silver in 2008 (mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team), and a bronze in 2005 (women's skeleton).
Kelly also finished tenth in the women's skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
She won the women's Skeleton World Cup overall title in 2002-3.
Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Kelly now lives in Calgary.
She qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 13th.
Controversy
In 2009, while qualifying for the World Cup selection, Michelle Kelly was disqualified after post-race testing revealed that the runners on her sled were in violation of rules set by the International Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation, improving her run time. An appeal was set up, and she was ultimately allowed to regain her place.
References
- 2002 women's skeleton results
- Bobsleigh.ca profile
- Michelle Kelly at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
- List of women's skeleton World Cup champions since 1997.
- Skeletonsport.com profile
- Women's skeleton world championship medalists since 2000
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2000: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) * 2001: Maya Pedersen (SUI) * 2003: Michelle Kelly (CAN) * 2004: Diane Sartor (GER) * 2005: Maya Pedersen (SUI) * 2007: Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA) * 2008: Anja Huber (GER) * 2009: Marion Trott (GER) * 2011: Marion Thees (GER)1996-7: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) • 1997-8: Maya Bieri (SUI) • 1998-9: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) • 1999-2000: Alexandra Hamilton (GBR) • 2000-1: Alex Coomber (GBR) • 2001-2: Alex Coomber (GBR) • 2002-3: Michelle Kelly (CAN) • 2003-4: Lindsay Alcock (CAN) • 2004-5: Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA) • 2005-6: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) • 2006-7: Katie Uhlaender (USA) • 2007-8: Katie Uhlaender (USA) • 2008-9: Marion Trott (GER) • 2009–10: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) • 2010–11: Anja Huber (GER)
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