China News Service, Beijing, February 11 (Reporter Guo Chaokai, He Penglei, Li Jun) The men's steel frame snowmobile competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics ended on the evening of the 11th. Chinese player Yan Wengang won the bronze medal with four rounds of 4:01.77. , creating the best results in the history of Chinese players in this project.
The men's bobsleigh competition lasts for 2 days, with 2 rounds of skating every day, and the person with the shortest total 4-wheel skating time wins.
In the first two rounds of skating on the 10th, Yan Wengang's performance was remarkable. The cumulative time of the two rounds was 2 minutes, 01.03 seconds, and he was temporarily ranked third, retaining the hope of hitting the medal.
For his performance that day, Yan Wengang gave himself 8 points.
In the third and fourth rounds held on the 11th, Yan Wengang withstood the pressure and played steadily, winning the bronze medal with a score of 4:01.77 in the fourth round.
The picture shows Yan Wengang in the game.
The steel frame sled project requires athletes to lie on the steel frame sled with their heads down and prone, and use the body to control the direction to complete the race along the curved slide.
Due to its high speed and high risk, the steel frame bobsleigh project was cancelled twice at the Winter Olympics. It was not until the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics that it returned to the Olympic family, which has continued to this day.
Previously, the best result of China's men's bobsleigh Winter Olympics was Geng Wenqiang's 13th place at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
In this Winter Olympics, Yan Wengang won the bronze medal for the first time on the Olympic stage, creating history for China.
Another Chinese player Yin Zheng ranked fifth.
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