Michelle Kelly: Two Skeletons. One in Body, One in Olympic Heart
Shooting down an ice hill on a small sled, and hearing the cheers of the crowd brings up Michelle Kelly's spirit as she races for Olympic gold. Michelle Kelly was born November seventh 1974. Her home town is Fort St. John, British Columbia, but she now lives in Calgary Alberta. Michelle started Skeleton after a group of Swiss athletes told her that she could never do the sport. Immediately afterward, She applied to go to a Skeleton class in Calgary, Alberta, but sadly missed the deadline and had to wait all through the summer to re-apply. The sport skeleton is where an individual person lays on their stomach on a small flat sled and slides down an ice track without a brake or steering mechanism.
She has competed in the World Championships and the World Cup since 1996. In 2003 she won gold in the skeleton individual at the World Championships in Nagano, Japan with a result of 2:50.63. In 2007 to 2009 she won three gold medals in Winterberg, Germany; Park City, USA; and Calgary, Alberta. But Michelle didn't just compete in the World Championships and World Cup as she was also in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and placed tenth in Skeleton. Michelle has received every kind of medal. She got a gold in 2003 for Women's skeleton, a silver in 2008 for mixed Skeleton team, and bronze in 2005 for Women's Skeleton.
Michelle Kelly teaches us two important things about life. One, that you shouldn't give up, and if you don't make it the first time, you should try again until you succeed. Second, that once you make it where you want to go, you shouldn't stop believing in yourself. Michelle never stopped believing in herself that she could win a medal in the World Cup, and she succeeded. Michelle's accomplishments help others succeed because she believed that she could do the sport Skeleton even if others thought she couldn't. This teaches others to believe in themselves and not listen to what others say, unless it has to do with your parents and chores.