Jeff Pain

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Olympic medalist
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Jeff Pain
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Men's Skeleton
Silver 2006 Turin Skeleton

Jeff Pain (born on December 14, 1970 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a Canadian male skeleton racer. He is regarded as the most successful male competitors in the history of the Canadian skeleton program.

Pain has had an 11-year career with 15 World Cup podium finishes, 3 World Championship medals, and an Olympic silver medal. In the 2004-05 season he finished 1st overall in the world cup. He represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics where he finished with a silver medal behind fellow Canadian Duff Gibson. One distinguishing feature of Pain's skeleton gear is his custom-painted helmet, depicting the face of an enraged beaver.

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