John Fairbairn (skeleton racer)

John Fairbairn (born 28 December 1983) is a Canadian Skeleton pilot.

John Fairbairn works as a technician and lives in Calgary. He began 2006 with the sport of skeleton and heard since also the national team of Canada. In the A-team he moved on in 2009. His track coach is Duff Gibson, his sprint coach Kim Cousins ​​. Fairbairn was in 2006 on his home track in Calgary his debut in Skeleton America's Cup and was 23 It was not until the 2007/ 08 season that the America's Cup, he was used again by race at junior level and at national level. Already in his first race of the season he reached a first top- ten finish in eighth place and was in the next race at the same place just days later a third party. He competed in four of the six races of the season and still reached single-digit rankings, which ranged in the overall standings to split with Hiroatsu Takahashi sixth place. In the first half of the season 2008/ 09 Fairbairn came first in the European Cup skeleton used. Here he was able to achieve some significant results. Already in his first race in Winterberg, he reached a seventh digit placement in the following race in Altenberg, he had to just admit defeat to the German Sebastian Haupt. A week later he was in Igls behind Kevin Ellis again second, a day later at the same place a third party. In the overall standings of the Canadians finished fourth. in the second half of the season was Fairbairn in Intercontinental used. In his first race in Cesana Pariol he achieved only a 22nd place, but managed to improve by ten ranks and 12 are at the same place in the very next race. In Igls he reached as a Fifth -placed his best result so far in the race series. Also in the season 2009/10 Skeleton Intercontinental was the primary activity of Fairbairn. But he could apart from a sixth place achieved at his home track in Calgary no result in the top ten. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Canadian came before the home crowd as the precursor used.

At the Canadian Championships in 2010 Fairbairn won the bronze medal. It was followed by the qualifying race Canada for international competitions. In the first and third race, he finished behind Eric Neilson and Michael Douglas, the second places, he won the second race. He was able to secure the starting place for the World Cup season 2010/11 in addition to the set Olympic champion Jon Montgomery. He played his first race in Igls and missed it as Elftplatzierter only one rank the top ten.