Joska Le Conté (born 29 September 1987, in
Zeist
Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.
History
The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year 83 ...
) is a Dutch
skeleton racer who has competed since 2006. Prior to starting in skeleton, she was a
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
er; when not competing, she works for the Royal Dutch Motorsport Association (KNMV) as a policy officer.
Her skeleton coach is
Martin Rettl, who works with a number of athletes from small nations under the name "Badass Skeleton Team".
Although Le Conté earned a second quota for Dutch women's skeleton at the
2018 Winter Olympics
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, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
, she did not meet the stricter qualification standards of the
Dutch Olympic Committee, and the second Dutch quota was reallocated to Switzerland.
Notable results
Le Conté started racing on the
Europe Cup in the 2006–07 season, when she finished four races including the European Championships (in which she finished 15th). The following season, she continued to start Europe Cup races, but also added
Intercontinental Cup and North American Cup races to her schedule; at the
Junior World Championships in 2008, she finished 7th. In the
2008–09 season, she began racing at the World Cup level, and since 2010 has primarily raced World Cup events. At the 2010 Junior Worlds in
St. Moritz
St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...
, she finished 5th in her final year of eligibility.
Le Conté's best results on the World Cup have come at
Königssee in
2014–15 and again at St. Moritz in
2015–16 when she finished seventh. Her best result at the
World Championships came in the same two seasons, finishing 15th at
Igls and
Winterberg
Winterberg ( Westphalian: ''Winnenmerg'') is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.
Geography
Winterberg is located in the middle of ...
, respectively.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Dutch female skeleton racers
People from Zeist
Sportspeople from Utrecht (province)
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