Hollingsworth grabs fourth in skeleton By QMI Agency

Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth looks to have earned her way into Canada'a 2014 Olympic squad. (REUTERS)

Canada’s Olympic sweetheart, Mellisa Hollingsworth, was back on the skeleton track with hopes of a podium finish.

The two-time World Cup champion, and Olympic bronze medallist, placed fourth on Friday with a combined time of 1:48.19 on the 1,250-metre track in Konigsee, Germany.

It was Hollingsworth’s third and final top-six finish needed to be considered for the 2014 Olympic squad.

Noelle Pikus-Pace of the U.S. grabbed gold with a time of 1:47.51, Germany’s Marion Thees claimed silver with a time of 1:47.92, and Anja Huber, also of Germany, snared bronze in a time of 1:48.41.