🥇 Team China kicked off the St. Moritz leg of the IBSF World Cup with gold in the new mixed skeleton event, setting the tone for next month's 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, Italy.
🛷 Pairing 23-year-old Zhao Dan with rising star Yin Zheng, China clocked a combined 2:26.16 to top the podium. Zhao, fresh off her first women's skeleton World Cup gold at Yanqing last season, was second on the women's track in 1:14.13. Yin added a 1:12.03 run to secure the overall win.
🥉 In the individual men's skeleton, Yin Zheng grabbed bronze with a total time of 2:26.16 over two runs. Great Britain's Matt Weston led the field, winning gold in 2:16.58.
📅 As the penultimate qualifier before the Winter Games, this St. Moritz event is crucial for Olympic hopefuls. So far this season, Yin has collected three bronze medals, two fourth-place finishes, and a sixth-place result, placing him second in the overall standings.
🎯 With just weeks to Milan–Cortina, China’s sliding team is on a high—watch for these athletes as they chase Olympic glory on the icy curves ahead! 🇨🇳❄️
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China win bobsleigh and Skeleton mixed team gold at IBSF World Cup
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