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sliding the slope to success with skeleton racer jackie narracott


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Like many Winter athletes, Jackie Narracott fell in love with winter sports after watching the movie Cool Runnings. But unlike most other athletes, Jackie grew up in Queensland, Australia - known as the Sunshine State.

So it was a chance encounter with the Australian bobsled team that led Jackie on her journey to discovering skeleton racing. A sport she describes as going down an icy waterslide with no brakes. And let’s just say it was love at first slide.

This week Chloe sits down with Jackie Narracott, the first Australian to earn an Olympic medal in skeleton racing.

After recently announcing her retirement, Jackie chats with Chloe about the highs, lows and slippery slopes of her career, including an almost career-ending concussion.

Jackie also shares what it was like to finally achieve her life-long dream of becoming an Olympian, not once, but twice.

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