Narracott wins silver in women's skeleton

Jackie Narracott has won Australia's first ever medal in a sliding sport at the Winter Olympics.

The Queenslander claimed silver in the women's skeleton with a combined time over her four heats of 4:08:24 just 0.62 behind the eventual gold medallist 21-year-old Hannah Neise from Germany.

It's Australia's fourth medal at the Beijing Olympics our most successful Winter Games to date with potentially more to come.

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