On February 11, Beijing time, the men's steel frame snowmobile of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended the fourth round of competition, and in the end, Germany's Grote Hull won the gold medal in 4 minutes 01 seconds 01 seconds, his teammate Juncker won the silver medal in 4 minutes 01 seconds 67, Yan Wengang won the bronze medal in 4 minutes 01 seconds 77, the Russian Olympic Committee player Tretyakov finished fourth in 4 minutes 01 seconds 99, and Yin Zheng won the fifth place.
Yan Wengang's bronze medal created the best result in the history of the Chinese Team Winter Olympics, and it was also the first Winter Olympic medal of the Chinese Steel Frame Snow Team. According to the rules of the competition, the fourth round was carried out in reverse order of the total results of the first three rounds, Yan Wengang was the fourth to last appearance, his starting time was 4.77 seconds, and the subsequent glide was relatively smooth, reaching a speed of 129.7 km / h, finishing in 1 minute 00 seconds 15, with a total time of 4 minutes 01 seconds 77.
Yan Wengang not only fulfilled his Olympic dream, but also created the best result in the history of chinese athletes in the Olympic Games! At the "Snow Dragon" track, Yan Wengang and teammate Yin Zheng showed Chinese speed in this project known as "F1 on ice". The bronze medal won by Yan Wengang is the first bobsleigh medal won by a Chinese athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics!
After the game, the General Administration of Sport sent a congratulatory letter to Yan Wengang, and the congratulatory letter read: On February 11, in the men's steel frame snowmobile event of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Yan Wengang was not afraid of strong hands, dared to fight, and in the case of the outstanding performance of the world's masters, he won a valuable bronze medal for the delegation with a score of 4 minutes and 1 seconds 77, which was the first steel frame snowmobile winter Olympic medal in the history of the mainland; Yin Zheng ranked 5th with a score of 4 minutes, 2 seconds and 13 seconds, and created a track departure record with a time of 4.58 seconds. Skating out of world speed on a Chinese track!
In 2015, the Chinese steel frame snowmobile national team was established, the steel frame snowmobile national team reached the world level in 3 years of establishment, and now stands on the Winter Olympic track and gets a medal, congratulations to the Chinese team! After the race, the award ceremony was held at the Yanqing National Bobsleigh Center, and IOC member Zhang Hong came to the scene as the guest of honor and presented the award. After the award, Zhang Hong wrote: "Historical breakthrough, men's steel frame snowmobile competition, Yan Wengang won the bronze medal, I am honored to be the guest of honor. ”
The steel frame snowmobile is one of the fastest events in the Winter Olympics, with a top speed of about 140 km /h, which is the most exciting and dangerous of the three "twins" of bobsleigh, bobsleigh and steel frame snowmobile. It was also rejected by the Winter Olympics until the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, when the steel-framed snowmobile returned to the Olympic family after 54 years and became a stable event. In July 2015, the Beijing Winter Olympics successfully bid, and three months later, the Beijing Winter Olympics successfully bid for the Chinese steel frame snowmobile national team officially began to form. Along the way, the Chinese steel frame snowmobile national team has achieved today's results, which is not easy, salute!