Canadian skeleton favourite places 5th
Hollingsworth in tears after missing medals
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WHISTLER, B.C. — Mellisa Hollingsworth of Eckville, Alta., was in tears after finishing out of the medals in women’s skeleton at the Winter Olympics on Friday night.
“It’s really hard,” said Hollingsworth, who was touted as a gold-medal favourite, told CTV. “I feel like I’ve let my entire country down. Obviously, my friends and my family, I know they love me regardless, but Vanoc and Own The Podium and my entire federation, they’ve done so much for me. I just didn’t do it.”
Hollingsworth was second entering the fourth and final run, but a disappointing closing run dropped her to fifth spot at the Whistler Sliding Centre. The 29-year-old Hollingsworth was a bronze medallist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and was positioned to return to the podium with one run remaining Friday.
“I felt great,” Hollingsworth told interviewer James Cybulski. “It was one mistake — the same mistake that can happen in training. It can happen at the World Cup. It can happen anywhere. But it happened at the Olympic Games.”
Amy Williams of Britain was first in three minutes 35.64 seconds on Friday, followed by Kerstin Szymkowiak of Germany (3:36.20), Anja Huber of Germany (3:36.36), Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States (3:36.46) and Hollingsworth (3:36.60).
The 29-year-old Hollingsworth posted times of 54.18, 54.17, 53.81 and 54.44 seconds. The first two heats were held Thursday.
“I feel bad for Mellisa,” teammate Michelle Kelly said. “I was really hoping she’d have the run of her life. For sure my heart goes out to her.”
Amy Gough of Abbotsford, B.C., was seventh with a cumulative time of 3:37.01. Kelly, of Grande Prairie, Alta., was 13th (3:40.79).
— Canwest News Service
