Skeleton at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[Dunadan 1,103]

8 minutes ago, Quaker2001 said:

2 medals for 

 

Now they own another discipline at the sliding center.  Leave some medals for the rest of the world!

Them winning all 10 events doesn't look too unrealistic now.

[Federer91 2,824]

I will never understand how skeleton (and bob) have countries like Australia, UK, Korea, China, Netherlands competing at the highest level, but i've never seen them in luge at all 

[Orangehair43 252]

Treitiakov competed in Sochi. Does anyone trust anyone who competed for Russia in Sochi was clean?

[Federer91 2,824]

16 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Yeah, former ski jumpers finished 1-2 in WOG. Skeleton is really a low-hanging fruit compared to some of the other winter sports.

Our commentator said that skeleton is amongst the most popular and exciting sports, and that's why, because of popular demand the runs were increased from 2 to 4. 

[NearPup 3,084]

on track to have the best Olympics any country has ever had in sliding sports. These results wouldn't look out of place on a German track xD

[Vektor 3,326]

Germany is winning these sliding gold medals so easily, the luge relay was the only event where there was any real suspense. It's honestly a bit silly how one nation can dominate this much, while China just comes in out of nowhere with athletes who didn't even compete a few years ago and takes the bronze. Even speed skating is less boring because at the very least there are always have some non-Dutch stars, like Nils van der Poel this time. 

[hckošice 14,931]

Men's Singles
Final Results

 

  Christopher GROTHEER

4:01.01

 

  Axel JUNGK

4:01.67

 

  YAN Wengang

4:01.77

Full Final Result HERE

[Monzanator 4,531]

7 minutes ago, Vektor said:

Germany is winning these sliding gold medals so easily, the luge relay was the only event where there was any real suspense. It's honestly a bit silly how one nation can dominate this much, while China just comes in out of nowhere with athletes who didn't even compete a few years ago and takes the bronze. Even speed skating is less boring because at the very least there are always have some non-Dutch stars, like Nils van der Poel this time. 

 

Luge & bobsleigh is heavily dependant on facilities and the only reason Germany doesn't dominate skeleton is the fact their athletes also start late just like most of the other nations involved. And those skeletonists aren't even third-rate lugers who switched events for better results, Grotheer & Jungk are failed ski jumpers of all things. If one day Germany decides to breed designed skeletonists since age 6-7 then it will be all over just like it's the case with luge & bobsleigh.

[Grassmarket 3,471]

23 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Luge & bobsleigh is heavily dependant on facilities and the only reason Germany doesn't dominate skeleton is the fact their athletes also start late just like most of the other nations involved. And those skeletonists aren't even third-rate lugers who switched events for better results, Grotheer & Jungk are failed ski jumpers of all things. If one day Germany decides to breed designed skeletonists since age 6-7 then it will be all over just like it's the case with luge & bobsleigh.

Think there is some legal restriction or rule of the sport which means you can’t run skeleton till you are 18.  Something like that.  Anyway, it wipes out Germany’s natural advantage.  

[Orangehair43 252]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/60349720
Analysise of  poor performance in Skeleton in Bejing.