Beijing, February 11 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) At 9:30 on February 11, the first round of the women's steel frame snowmobile competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics began, and Zhao Dan, a "post-00s" youngster who served as the female standard-bearer of the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, made an outstanding debut and temporarily ranked third with a good result of 1 minute 02 seconds and 26 seconds.
Zhao Dan in the game. China News Service reporter He Penglei photographed
Zhao Dan, who appeared in the third place in the first round of the competition, showed a good competitive state, although there were some small flaws in the starting stage, but with the power of the back, Zhao Dan slid out of the 1 minute 02.26 seconds to temporarily top the list, and refreshed the track record of the "Snow Dragon" women's steel frame snowmobile.
However, this record did not last long, and the 11th Canadian Milano Raneva skated a good time of 1:02.03, beating Zhao Dan to the first place with a 0.23 second advantage and breaking the track record again. Australian Jacqueline Narakot then surpassed Zhao Dan with a time of 1:02.05. Another Chinese player, Li Yuxi, is provisionally ranked 14th.
Zhao Dan, 19, is the youngest player in the Chinese steel frame snow team, but she has a "big general demeanor" on the field. In 2020, Zhao Dan represented China at the Winter Youth Olympic Games and finished 7th; in the 2021/2022 season, she won the Intercontinental Cup in Innsbruck.
At this Winter Olympics, Zhao Dan and teammate Li Yuxi represented China, which was the first time that Chinese women's steel frame snowmobilers participated in the Winter Olympics, achieving China's breakthrough in the project. Since being officially declared the female standard-bearer of the Chinese delegation, Zhao Dan has attracted much attention from the outside world. Knowing that he was the standard-bearer, Zhao Dan posted on social media on January 30 that this would "stimulate the great potential of the heart and strive to show the best of himself on the field."
Screenshot of the grade.
In the six rounds of official training organized by the National Bobsleigh Center from February 7 to 9, Zhao Dan performed eye-catchingly, and she ranked first in two consecutive rounds of skating in the 2nd and 3rd rounds of training. The women's steel frame bobsleigh race lasts for 2 days, with 2 wheels of skating per day, and the shortest of the 4-wheeled slick wins. The first day of the second round will be played at 11 o'clock on the same day.