Hannah Neise of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
YANQING, Beijing, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- German athletes continued their unstoppable run at the National Sliding Center as Hannah Neise took the gold medal from women's skeleton here on Saturday.
Neise, leading the competitive field after the third heat, secured the eighth Beijing 2022 gold medal for Germany in a combined time of four minutes and 07.62 seconds.
Jaclyn Narracott, surprise leader at the halfway mark on Friday, took the silver 0.62 seconds behind Neise, which was enough for her to make history as the first Australian to earn an Olympic medal in sliding sports.
Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands bagged the bronze in 4:08.46, edging reigning world champion Tina Hermann to fourth by 0.27 seconds.
Zhao Dan, one of China's flagbearers at the opening ceremony, ranked fourth after the first two heats on Friday and finished ninth eventually. Her compatriots Li Yuxi placed 14th.
The two were first Chinese female skeleton racers to feature at a Winter Olympics. ■
Hannah Neise of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Hannah Neise of Germany reacts after the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Hannah Neise (R) of Germany reacts during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Hannah Neise of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Hannah Neise of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Hannah Neise of Germany reacts during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Jaclyn Narracott of Australia reacts after the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Jaclyn Narracott of Australia give a thumbs-up sign during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Jaclyn Narracott of Australia celebrates after winning the silver medal in the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Jaclyn Narracott of Australia competes during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/He Changshan)
Jaclyn Narracott of Australia competes during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Jaclyn Narracott of Australia competes during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands competes during the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
Zhao Dan of China reacts after the skeleton women heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
