Skeleton racer collides with broom during race

 By 
Brian Koerber
 on 
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The last thing you want to see when you're sledding face first down a skeleton track is an object on the track.

Snowy conditions forced workers to frequently clean the track during the Skeleton European Championship in Iglis, Austria on Sunday. Unfortunately, for Canadian athlete Jane Channell, a maintenance worker accidentally left their broom on the track, which Channell ran into while starting her run.

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Channell was not injured and was allowed a second ride. However, her second run was slower than her original.

At least she had a good attitude about the whole thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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