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United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

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Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Wengang YAN

Wengang

It's strange to think that powerhouse sliding nation Germany won its first-ever men's skeleton Olympic medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Christopher Grotheer went into the men's race as the heavy favourite, and the reigning world champion delivered a masterclass at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre to clinch gold.

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YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: Christopher Grotheer of Team Germany reacts after winning gold during the Men's Skeleton Heat 4 on day seven of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 11, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Christopher Grotheer

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Christopher Grotheer launched an all-out assault on the ice at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre to win his and Germany’s first Olympic men’s skeleton gold medal in Beijing 2022 on Friday (11 February).
Grotheer came into Beijing 2022 as the two-time defending world champion, itching to add the Olympic Winter

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: Christopher Grotheer (L) and Axel Jungk (R) of Team Germany react after winning gold and silver respectively during the Men's Skeleton Heat 4 on day seven of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 11, 2022 in Yanqing, China.

Christopher Grotheer and Axel Jungk deliver Germany's first medals in the men's Olympic skeleton event

Medals update: Germany’s Christopher Grotheer wins historic men’s skeleton gold at Beijing 2022

Yun Sungbin didn't even try to hide his disappointment after the first two skeleton heats at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
"I made so many mistakes, so much lost time," he told Olympics.com after heat 2 where he finished 12th, a slight improvement on 13th from the opening heat.

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10: Sungbin Yun of Team South Korea slides during the Men's Skeleton heats on day six of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 10, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Sungbin Yun of Team South Korea slides during the Men's Skeleton heats on day six of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 10, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

'Iron Man' Yun Sungbin devastated at Beijing 2022: "I made so many mistakes"

Beijing 2022

Don't miss our summary of day 7's men's skeleton events at the Olympics where C. Grotheer (GER) won gold, A. Jungk (GER) won silver, and Yan W. (CHN) who completed the podium

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Skeleton - Men's Skeleton - Day 07

This event took place on 11/02/2022 at the Yanqing Sliding Centre. Christopher Grotheer (GER) claimed the Gold, Axel Jungk (GER) Silver and Wengang Yan (CHN) completed the podium

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