A pair of Canadians have medals in sight at the women's skeleton world championships. Mirela Rahneva and Jane Channell sit in second and third place, respectively, after two runs Thursday at the competition in St.
Moritz, Switzerland. Germany's Susanne Kreher currently occupies the gold-medal position, with Dutch racer Kimberley Bos lingering just four one-hundredths of a second behind Channell in fourth.
Rahneva, the 34-year-old from Ottawa, moved up the leaderboard with the second-fastest second run in the field. Her total time of two minutes 16.77 seconds trails only Kreher at 2:16.38. WATCH | Full highlights from the women's 2nd run: Meanwhile, a steady performance from Channell, also 34 from North Vancouver, B.C., has her clocking in at 2:16.88.
Neither Canadian woman has ever reached a podium at a major international event, though both have medals in team competitions.