Chongli, Hebei, February 10 (Xinhua) -- On february 10, the final of the men's steeplechase was held in Chongli Genting Ski Park, and Austrian athlete Alessandro Hemmeler won the championship.
Austrian Alessandro Hemmerer celebrates after the men's steeplechase at the Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding men's steeplechase on February 10. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fei Maohua
In the grand finals, Canada's Elliott Glendin and Hemmeler competed for the finals. Glendin led the way in the first half of the race, and hemmeler in the second corner grabbed the inner lane to overtake Glendin.
With the final jump, Glendin caught up with him and finally crossed the line with Hemmer. After a slow-motion replay confirmed that Glendin's center of gravity was too high when he crossed the line at the last moment, Hemmerer took the lead in a quarter of the skateboard to cross the line first.
In the end, Hemeler won the championship by a narrow margin, Glendin regrettably finished second, and Italy's Omar Vicentin finished third.
Austria's Alessandro Hemmerer (left) and Canada's Elliott Glendin at the Men's Steeplechase at the Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding men's steeplechase on Feb. 10. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yubin
"Getting into the final is already a bonus for me, and in the final I fight for the medal as much as I can because in the snowboard obstacle course chase, anything can happen." Hemmer said after the game.
The Winter Olympics Veneers Steeplechase Qualifiers featured 32 players in two rounds, with the top 16 players in the first round and the rest having to compete in another round to determine the ranking. The 32 players then played out in four groups based on the qualifying rankings, with the top two in each group advancing to the next round. The bottom two of the two semi-finals advance to the minor finals for 5th to 8th place, and the top two from the two groups advance to the grand final for 1st to 4th place.
The Chinese team did not have players to participate in the project. In the women's obstacle course pursuit on the 9th, 17-year-old Chinese teenager Feng He competed, and the final ended in the quarterfinals. This is the first time that Chinese athletes have appeared in the field of the Winter Olympic Games and made an important breakthrough.
Editors: Ding Wenxian, Yu Sihui, Cao Yibo, Yin Shiqi (Intern)