Men's single sledding ends with the first day of competition Germany is provisionally ranked first

Yanqing, 5 Feb (Xinhua) -- On the evening of 5 February, the competition for the men's single competition in the bobsleigh event of the Beijing Winter Olympics was officially launched at the Yanqing National Bobsleigh Center. After two rounds of gliding, Germany's Johannes Ludwig finished first with a time of 1:54.501 and Austria's Wolfgang Kindle was in second place.

The first round of skating begins with the best performers in formal training, and the competition begins at a fever pitch. The first to do the glide was The best trained Jindell, the bobsleigh World Cup runner-up who quickly got into shape after setting off, finishing the ride with a time of 57.110 seconds, breaking the track record of 57.298 seconds previously held by Ludwig. However, the record did not last long, and Ludwig, the fourth departure, soon broke the record again with a perfect performance, completing the first draw in 57.063 seconds.

The fiercest competition in the second round of the slide was still between Ludwig and Kindle. Although Ludwig's form of the race was slightly lower than the first round, and he only finished the second skate with a time of 57.438 seconds, he still temporarily finished first with a total time of 1:54.501. Kindle, who started on the 11th round, maintained a steady competitive form in the second round of skating, finishing in 57.430 seconds and finishing second with a total time of 1:54.540.

Italy's Dominique Fischner, who failed to stand on the podium at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, finished third with a time of 1:54.805 after two rounds of skating, while two-time Winter Olympics men's singles medalist Felix Loch of Germany finished fourth with a time of 1:54.883. China's Fan Duoyao shared 1:57.731 in two glides, ranking 25th among all the skaters.

"As the first Chinese bobsleigh player to stage at the Winter Olympics, I was a little nervous today, but tomorrow I will still slide smoothly as I usually train. I hope that through this competition, more people will understand and understand the bobsleigh project and support our Chinese bobsleigh team to continue to go. Fan Duoyao said.

On February 6, the last two rounds of the men's singles event in the bobsleigh event will be conducted, and the first gold medal in the bobsleigh event at the Beijing Winter Olympics will also be born in the evening of the same day. (End)