Canadian Michelle Kelly appeared to have captured a silver medal in a women's World Cup skeleton event Thursday in Calgary.

Kelly, from Fort St. John, B.C., finished second in the season-opening race, but was disqualified after the race because her sled was 200 grams overweight.

Michelle Kelly examines her sled, held by a coach at the finish line.
(Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

The weight limit for women's sleds is 29 kilograms.

American Katie Uhlaender won the gold in a two-run time of one minute 57.59 seconds at Canada Olympic Park track.

Olympic gold medallist Maya Pedersen of Switzerland was bumped up to second from third with a time of 1:57.98.

American Noelle Pikus-Pace ended up with the bronze in 1:58.09.

Kelly, who led after the first run, finished with a combined time of 1:57.62.

Thursday's event was the season-opener of the World Cup campaign.

Uhlaender leads the World Cup standings with 100 points, followed by Pedersen with 90 points.

Other Canadian results: Calgary's Lindsay Alcock was fourth; Carla Pavan of Lethbridge, Alta., was fifth; and Amy Gough of Abbotsford, B.C., finished 20th in her World Cup debut.