Hannah Neise (Winterberg) surprisingly became the first German Olympic champion in skeleton.
A day after Christopher Grotheer's historic men's triumph, the former junior world champion won the women's decider ahead of Australia's Jaclyn Narracott at the Winter Games in China.
Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands took bronze.
World Champion Tina Hermann (Königssee) just missed the medal in fourth place.
Jacqueline Lölling (Winterberg), Olympic silver medalist in 2018, finished eighth.
There had never been a German Olympic champion in skeleton before, and Neise of all people made history: The 21-year-old has never been on a World Cup podium before.
The triumph also continued the German winning streak in the Yanqing ice track.
The German team won all six decisions in tobogganing and skeleton.
The bobsleigh competitions start on Sunday.
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