Click on the video player below to watch live action from the skeleton world championships in Igls, Austria.

Canada's Dave Greszczyszyn will compete in the men's event, which begins at 3:30 a.m. ET, and the second run at 5 a.m. ET.

The men's champion will be crowned on Friday after the third (9:30 a.m. ET) and fourth (11:15 a.m. ET) runs.

Jane Channell, of North Vancouver, B.C., begins competition in the women's event on Friday (first run at 3:45 a.m. ET, second at 5:15 a.m. ET). Action concludes on Saturday with the third (3:45 a.m. ET) and fourth (5:15 a.m. ET) runs.

Catch more skeleton coverage on our Road to the Olympic Games show on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on CBCSports.ca and CBC Television.