Another German Sliding Gold, As Neise Wins Olympic Skeleton
Feb 12, 2022, 3:40 PM | Updated: 3:46 pm
YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12: Gold medalist Hannah Neise of Team Germany celebrates during the Women's Skeleton heat 4 on day eight of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 12, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
(Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — Hannah Neise has never won a World Cup medal. Or a medal at the world championships. Or a medal from the European championships.
She’s got an Olympic medal now. And it’s the one that everybody wants.
🌟 XXIV #Olympics #Beijing2022 🌟
Women's #Skeleton#Gold Hannah Neise🇩🇪:
💬 "I think that I first need some time until I realize that. The first day I wasn't nervous at all, but this morning I was. However, I know by now that I can rely on my skills."📷 IBSF|Viesturs Lācis pic.twitter.com/tWKAemw8QD
— IBSF (@IBSFsliding) February 12, 2022
Skeleton has a new champion and she was a bit of a surprise winner.
The 21-year-old Neise won the junior world title last year and became the first German woman to capture the gold medal in Olympic skeleton by rallying in the final two heats at the Beijing Games.
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