The Winter Olympics | Germany consolidates the land of kings in snow dragons

On the evening of February 12, the women's steel frame snowmobile of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics decided the gold medal at the National Bobsleigh Center "Snow Dragon", and the German 21-year-old rookie Hannah Naizer won the championship with a total time of 4 minutes 07.62 seconds. This gold medal is the second gold medal of the German delegation to win the steel frame bobsleigh project after winning 4 gold medals in the bobsleigh project, and their gold monopoly position on the "Snow Dragon" track is currently unshakable.

Australia's Jacqueline Naracote and The Netherlands' Kimberly Bosch finished second and third respectively. China's Zhao Dan finished ninth, and teammate Li Yuxi ranked 14th.

In the third round of the night, Jacqueline Narakot went light and slid to the fastest lap of the track at 1:01.79. Hannah Naizer, who then came on, let Jacqueline Narakot set a track record after more than a minute, and at 1 minute 01.44, Naze rose to the top spot. World Champion and Germany's Tina Hermann skated 1:01.90 to finish third.

Germany's Hannah Naizer sets off in the race.

In the fourth round, Kimberly Bosch, who was originally ranked fourth, was in full shape this round, finishing with a lap of 1:01.87, surpassing Tina Herman in total. But Hannah Nezer and Jacqueline Narakot continued their previous steady form, sliding out 1:01.63 and 1:02.11, respectively, to retain their top two positions.

It is understood that Hannah Neser has never been involved in a World Series championship before. The runner-up winner of the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games women's steel frame bobsleigh, with his super adaptability, became famous at the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to her coach, Heine Pruitt, Hannah Naizer began to work with steel-framed snowmobiles at the age of 12. While in middle school, she made her first attempt at gliding on the track in Winterberg and has loved the brave game ever since. In just two years of training, Hannah Naizer has shown great talent, and was selected for the national team at the age of 14. She is one of the few "big hearts" among female players, and every time she competes, she wants to skate "as fast as possible".

Compared with the German team, the king of the slide project, the two players of the Chinese team, Zhao Dan and Li Yuxi, are on the stage of the Winter Olympics for the first time, which is also the first time that Chinese women's steel frame snowmobilers have appeared in the Winter Olympics.

For the experience of participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, Zhao Dan frankly said: "After such a long period of hard work by Li Yuxi and the whole team, I hope that the world, including China, will know our steel frame snowmobile, and hope that more athletes will join the project and gradually grow the team." The steel frame snowmobile looks dangerous, but it is actually still very exciting and fun. Adventurous girls and boys are welcome to join us in this project. ”

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Photo courtesy of Xinhua News Agency

Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Wang Yang

Edited by Kang Dian

Process Editor Liu Weili