John Daly is an American

United States

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 skeleton

Skeleton (sport)

Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...

 racer who has competed since 2003. His best World Cup finish was 5th in the men's event at St. Moritz, Switzerland in January 28, 2010.

John Daly began competing in the sport of skeleton in 2001. In 2001-2010, he won gold in the Intercontinental Cup and the America's Cup where he reset the Lake Placid track record. In the 2008-09 season, Daly won 1st in the St. Moritz Europa Cup as well as the Igls Europa Cup and went on to get 2nd place for the overall Europa Cup title.

It was announced on 17 January 2010 that Daly had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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where he finished 17th.

Reference

• NBCOlympics.com 16 January 2010 on the bobsleigh and skeleton slots for the US Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. - accessed 17 January 2010.