🇨🇳 China's Zhao Dan and Lin Qinwei just made history!
Last Friday, at the IBSF World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Zhao Dan and Lin Qinwei secured China's first-ever world-level title in the skeleton mixed team event. 🎉
The dynamic duo blazed down the icy track, with Zhao finishing her run in an impressive 1 minute and 1.46 seconds, catapulting China into the lead. Lin sealed the deal with a combined winning time of 2 minutes and 0.87 seconds. Talk about chilling the competition! 🥶
This win isn't just a milestone for China but also adds excitement for the upcoming 2026 Winter Games in Milano-Cortina, where the skeleton mixed team event will make its Olympic debut next year. ⛷️🏅
Right on their tails were Austria's Janine Flock and Samuel Maier, who finished just 0.10 seconds behind. Another Chinese team, Li Yuxi and Yin Zheng, rounded out the podium in third place. 🥈🥉
With this groundbreaking victory, China's athletes are sliding into a new era of winter sports dominance. Can't wait to see what they bring to the ice next! 🚀
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China's Zhao and Lin win skeleton mixed team title in Winterberg
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