Jaclyn Narracott is the first Australian to win a skeleton World Cup, and she hopes to win gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Will she be able to realize her dream?
After winning her first world cup in St Moritz, Switzerland, her confidence had grown. However, Jaclyn Narracott sits in 14th after Official Training Heat 5 in Women’s Skeleton.
In 2011, she traveled to Europe with the Australian bobsleigh squad, where she met the national skeleton coaches, who persuaded her to switch.
Narracott began riding skeleton sleds in 2012 and made her World Cup debut at the end of 2014.
Skeleton: Who Is Jaclyn Narracott? What Is Her Age?
Jaclyn Narracott is an Australian skeleton racer born on November 5, 1990, making her 31 years of age.
Narracott debuted in the international skeleton competition in 2012, when she joined the Australian national team. In 2011, she competed in two European Cup races in bobsleigh.
Since 2014, Narracott has competed in the World Cup, the highest level of international skeleton competition. Before World Cup, she competed for the European and North American Cups.
Who Are Jaclyn Narracott Parents?
Jaclyn Narracott was born to parents Cheryl and Roger Narracott in 1990 in Brisbane, Queensland. They still live in Bracken Ridge.
They are huge supporters of Jaclyn and were cheering for her during the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Paul Narracott, her uncle, was the first Australian to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. He competed in the men’s 100m and 200m at the 1984 Los Angeles Games before moving to the two-person bobsleigh at Albertville in 1992.
Aussie Jaclyn Narracott’s first run at #Beijing2022 ??
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Who Is Jaclyn Narracott Husband? What Is Her Net Worth?
Jaclyn Narracott is married to Dominic Edward Parsons, a former skeleton racer. However, he goes by Dom Parsons. The duo married on June 14, 2019, and married for more than two years.
Her British husband won a bronze medal in Pyeongchang, South Korea, at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He had also competed in the Sochi, Russia, Winter Olympics in 2014.
After twelve years playing the winter sport, Parsons announced his retirement as a skeleton racer on December 28, 2019, on his Facebook page.
Like most athletes, her net worth is not public knowledge.
She is on Instagram under the username @jac_narracott. She uses the handle to share her life as a skeleton racer who loves summer to her 2K followers.