The Chinese team debuted in the Winter Olympic bobsleigh competition, and Fan Duoyao appeared in the 25th place

(Beijing Winter Olympics) The Chinese team made its debut in the Winter Olympic bobsleigh competition, and Fan Duoyao appeared as 25th

Beijing, 5 Feb (China News Service) -- The first and second rounds of the men's single bobsleigh competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics were held at the National Bobsleigh Center in Yanqing On the evening of 5 February. Fan Duoyao represented the Chinese team, and the two rounds took 1 minute 57.731 seconds to temporarily rank 25th, which was the first time that Chinese athletes appeared in the Bobsleigh Field of the Winter Olympics.

China's Fan Duoyao in the competition. China News Service reporter He Penglei photographed

In the six rounds of training in the men's single bobsleigh event held a few days ago, Fan Duoyao spent more than 59 seconds each time. Tonight Van DuoYao was stable, with both rounds of skating below 59 seconds. For his performance, he bluntly said that it was "unexpected".

Fan Duoyao's departure on that day was smooth and powerful, and there were no obvious mistakes in the whole process, and he cheered when he slid through the finish line twice. "I couldn't speak for myself, my head was blank on the first trip, my eyes were always on the timer, and I always wanted to see the final result." Fan Duoyao said that at that time, he could not see clearly, only saw the 8 after the decimal point, originally thought that about 59.8 seconds was a bit lost, and later found that it was 58.848 seconds, "I felt very surprised, this is a result that has never been achieved before."

From cross-country skiing to bobsleigh, Fan Duoyao has grown from "a blank piece of paper" to the captain of the men's team of the bobsleigh national team in more than 6 years; previously, after qualifying for the Bobsleigh World Cup, he and his teammates won the 9th place in the World Cup team relay event, creating the best record in the history of the Chinese team in the World Cup event.

In the night's competition, Pyeongchang Winter Olympics men's single bobsleigh bronze medalist and Germany's Johannes Ludwig lived up to expectations, temporarily finishing first with a two-wheeled slide time of 1 minute 54.501 seconds. Austria's Wolfgang Kindle and Italy's Dominique Fischner followed, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The men's single bobsleigh competition lasts for 2 days, with the shortest of the four-wheeled sledding to win, and the third and fourth rounds will be held on the evening of February 6, when the first gold medal in the bobsleigh event of the Winter Olympics will be determined. For the upcoming third and fourth rounds of tomorrow night, Fan Duoyao said: "Still have to stabilize yourself and play as steadily as today."

It is worth mentioning that this competition is also the first time that the National Bobsleigh Center has held a Winter Olympic event. Known as the "Snow Dragon", the National Bobsleigh Center adopts the world's top track design, which is the 17th in the world, the 3rd in Asia, and the first bobsleigh track in China. With a vertical drop of over 120 metres, the track is made up of 16 corners with different angles and inclinations, including the world's rare 360-degree roundabout. (End)