Yan Wengang at the post-match award ceremony. People's Daily reporter Hao Shuai photographed
People's Daily Beijing, February 11 (Reporters Yang Lei and Hao Shuai) On February 11, the men's steel frame snowmobile competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics began to compete in the "Snow Dragon". China's Yan Wengang won the third place with a total time of 4:01.77 in four rounds, achieving a breakthrough of "zero" medal in China's steel frame snowmobile project, refreshing the best time for the Chinese Olympic Games, and another Chinese athlete, Yin Zheng, won the fifth place in 4 minutes 02.13 seconds. Germany's Christopher Grotecher and Axel Juncker finished first and second.
The men's steel frame snowmobile race is divided into four rounds, and in the first and second rounds of the competition held yesterday, Yan Wengang played a stable role, and the results of the two rounds ranked third and fourth respectively. In the third round of today's competition, Yan Wengang made some mistakes, but in the last round of the game, he adjusted in time and slid out the best time in the fourth round of 1 minute 00.15, and finally won a bronze medal with a total of 4 minutes 01 seconds 77.
Yin is in the game. People's Daily reporter Hao Shuai photographed
Compared with yan Wengang's stability, Yin Zheng's performance gradually improved with the advancement of the competition. He was only seventh in the first round, but with his excellent starting skills, he skated the second best time of 1:00.28 in the fourth round, while his starting time of 4.58 seconds also set a new track starting record. In the end, Yin Zheng won the fifth place.
Winner Christopher Grotecher of Germany has been firmly at the top of the table since the first round, and he skated in the first round with a time of 1:00.00 to set a new track record for the "Snow Dragon". His compatriot Axel Juncker finished fifth in the first round, but played steadily in the last three rounds, eventually finishing second.