Canada’s athletes in Sochi: Meet skeleton racer Eric Neilson

Sport: Skeleton

Age: 32

Hometown: Kelowna, B.C.

Accomplishments:

• Had a top-10 finish in seven out of the nine races in the 2012-2013 World Cup season.
• Two 5^th-place finishes on the World Cup circuit.

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Interesting Fact: He is making his Olympic debut in just his fourth year of being a full-time skeleton competitor.

Chances: He clearly has a natural gift for the sport, finishing 7^th in his first ever World Cup race. But as he goes up against the world’s best at the Olympics, don’t expect Neilson to bring a medal home.