Skeleton racer Jaclyn Narracott achieved her Olympic dream 'on the smell of an oily rag', but has 'nothing left' as she bows out of the sport an 'Australian winter sport trailblazer'.
Jaclyn Narracott capped her career with a stunning silver medal at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre at the Beijing Olympics.
"The rehab from that confirmed I don't have the mental or emotional capability reserves any more to do this again," Narracott said through tears. In that time, Narracott overcame several obstacles that a lesser woman would have taken as signs to quit. She even had to self-fund the majority of her journey to two Olympic Games, with funding for the thread-bare skeleton program discontinued in 2014.
"I had great role models before me. I hope that I can be that for the next generation coming through.Australian Olympic Committee president Ian Chesterman said Narracott was one of the athletes he admired most in his time working in sport.
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