The first day of the women's single snowmobile race ended Huai Mingming and Ying Qing ranked 5th and 8th

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- In the first and second rounds of the women's single snowmobile competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 13th, American Kelly Humphreys temporarily ranked first in two rounds of 2 minutes 09.10 seconds. China's "double sisters" Huai Mingming and Ying Qing joined forces and ranked 5th and 8th respectively.

Bobsleigh, also known as luge, originated in Switzerland, developed from sledding, is a kind of sport that rides on a snowmobile and can maneuver on the ice track. Since the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, snowmobiles have been included in the Winter Olympics. The women's single snowmobile is a new event in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the runners will make four slides in the two-day course, with the shortest of the four-wheeled skating time winning.

In the first round, Humphreys performed well, finishing at the top of the table with a time of 1:04.44, which also set a new track record for the "Snow Dragon" women's single snowmobile. Humphreys continued to play steadily in the second round, and the two rounds took 2:09.10 to continue to rank first. China's Huai Mingming and Ying Qing joined forces and ranked 5th and 8th respectively with a time of 2 minutes 10.90 seconds and 2 minutes 11.15 seconds, respectively.

Compared with Germany, the United States, Canada and other snowmobile powerhouses, the Chinese snowmobile national team, which was only established in 2015, is weaker and it is more difficult to win gold or stand on the podium. However, Huai Mingming, Ying Qing and others may hope to take advantage of the home field and play beyond the level to refresh the results.

Source: China News Network