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Canadian Hallie Clarke wins world title in women's skeleton

Canada's Hallie Clarke, seen above in 2022, sits in first place through two heats of the women's skeleton event at the world championships in Winterberg, Germany. (Jeff Swinger/The Associated Press - image credit)
Canada's Hallie Clarke, seen above in 2022, sits in first place through two heats of the women's skeleton event at the world championships in Winterberg, Germany. (Jeff Swinger/The Associated Press - image credit)

Canada's Hallie Clarke is the new world champion of women's skeleton.

The 19-year-old from Brighton, Ont., captured gold on Friday in Winterberg, Germany.

Clarke – who won junior world championship gold on the same track last year – posted a four-run combined time of three minutes 51.27 seconds to win the world title.

More to come.