Brighton’s Hallie Clarke was the leader at the halfway point of the women’s skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships in Winterberg, Germany.
The 19-year-old, once again representing Canada after choosing to compete for the United States following the 2022 Olympics, posted a two-run time of one minute 57.17 seconds on Thursday.
The final two runs are scheduled for Friday.
One of the rising stars in skeleton, Clarke won the under-20 world title in Winterberg and placed 10th in her world championship debut last season while representing the United States.
She took silver at a World Cup stop in Whistler, B.C., in 2022.
Britain’s Tabitha Stoecker was 0.03 seconds behind Clarke, with 2022 Olympic champion Hannah Neise of Germany 0.06 seconds off the pace in third.
(The Canadian Press)
