Make history!Xiangyu won China's first bobsleigh medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games
The 2024 Gangwon Province Winter Youth Olympic Games entered the fourth gold medal day on the 23rd, and China's Spoon Xiangyu won the bronze medal in the men's single bobsleigh event, which is the first snow event medal won by the Chinese team in this event and the first bobsleigh medal in the history of the Chinese team in the history of the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
On January 23, Spoon Xiangyu at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Wei
The competition took place at the Bobsleigh Centre at the PyeongChang Alpensia Sports Park, where the bobsleigh competition was held at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. The competition was ranked by the sum of the two rounds of skating, and the spoon Xiangyu finished eighth in the first round with a time of 55.45 seconds.
In the second round, he performed well, sliding 54.73 seconds to win a precious bronze medal with a total time of 1:50.18. South Korea's Su Jae-hwan won the championship.
"I was so excited, I couldn't believe it the moment I received the award. Because the results in the first round were indeed relatively low, I didn't expect the second round to play out and show the level of training. ”
On January 23, Chen Zaoxue, a player of the Chinese team, observed during the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
In the mixed team group stage, the Chinese team defeated Nigeria for the first time at the Winter Youth Olympic Games 22-2.
In speed skating, Pan Baoshuo and Liu Yunqi won the silver medals in the men's and women's 1500m respectively.
At present, the Chinese team ranks fourth in the overall gold medal list with 3 golds, 6 silvers and 1 bronze.
As the bobsleigh entered its final day of competition, the Italian team continued to show absolute dominance. In the team relay competition, they won the first place steadily. Since then, the Italian team has won 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in all five individual events in bobsleigh.
On the same day, the Italian also won two gold medals in alpine skiing and biathlon. Italy currently holds seven gold medals and temporarily leads the gold medal table.
The women's giant slalom in Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon-do was held in Jeongseon, South Korea, on January 23. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Huhu
Outside the venue, the organizing committee recently released the "Winter Play Together" activity plan. According to reports, cultural, sports, art, education and other related activities and exhibitions have been set up in the four competition areas of Gangneung, Pyeongchang, Jeongseon, and Hengseong. The organizing committee will also hold a press conference on the use of the legacy of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on the 24th.
On the 24th, six gold medals will be produced from biathlon, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating and other events, and Chinese short track youngsters will attack the mixed team relay medals.
Source: Xinhua News Agency