Madelaine Smith

Madelaine Smith (born 19 January 1995 in Solihull) is a British skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup and lower ranking circuits. She started racing in 2014, and was promoted to the World Cup circuit for the first time at Igls in December, 2017, where she finished 17th. Her best finish on the ICC was 5th, achieved at three races in Calgary, and she won both North American Cup races in Park City in 2017.[2][3] In 2019/2020 Madelaine designed her own line of winter sports sunglasses for British eye wear brand - Toyshades. She came to skeleton from athletics, where she was a hurdler, at the suggestion of aerial skier Lloyd Wallace.[1]

This article is about the skeleton racer. For other people with this name, see Madeline Smith (disambiguation).
Madelaine Smith
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995
Solihull, England[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportSkeleton

References
  1. "Madelaine Smith". British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  2. "Madelaine SMITH". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  3. "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton – Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 15–17 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-17.


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