Kelly Curtis finishes second in World Cup skeleton race, enhancing her hopes of US Olympic spot
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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Kelly Curtis took a big step toward a U.S. Olympic team spot on Friday, finishing second in a World Cup women’s skeleton race for her best-ever finish on the circuit.
Kim Meylemans of Belgium won the race in 2 minutes, 21.01 seconds. Curtis was second in 2:22.12 for her second career World Cup medal — she had a bronze on her home track at Lake Placid, New York, in December 2022 — and Nicole Rocha Silveira of Brazil was third in 2:22.18.
Canada’s Hallie Clarke finished seventh in 2:22.52 on the same track where she won the junior world title last year. The 21-year-old from Belleville, Ont., became the youngest women’s skeleton world champion in history at 19 at the 2024 IBSF world championships in Winterberg, Germany.
Curtis made a huge move in the second heat; she was ninth in the field after the first heat of the day, then had the second-best time in the second run.
