South Korea skeleton racer Jeong Seung-gi. (Reuters/Yonhap)
Jeong Seung-gi of South Korea advanced through qualifying for the men’s skeleton at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, sitting tied for eighth after the first two runs.
Jeong, who competes for Gangwon Provincial Government, posted a combined time of 1 minute, 53.22 seconds on Thursday (Korea time) at the Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina, Italy. He was tied for eighth among 24 athletes.
In Run 1, Jeong had a 4.64-second start and finished in 56.57. He opened Run 2 with a 4.61 start, but his run time slipped to 56.65, leaving him level with China’s Yin Zheng and Lin Qinwei.
Britain’s Matt Weston led at 1:52.09. Germany’s Axel Jungk was second in 1:52.39, followed by Christopher Grotheer in 1:52.55.
South Korea’s Kim Ji Su was 15th at 1:54.15, after clocking 57.15 in Run 1 and improving to 57.00 in Run 2.
Final standings will be decided by the combined results through Runs 3 and 4 on Feb. 14. Only the top 20 after Run 3 will advance to the fourth and final run.
Jeong, who competes for Gangwon Provincial Government, posted a combined time of 1 minute, 53.22 seconds on Thursday (Korea time) at the Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina, Italy. He was tied for eighth among 24 athletes.
In Run 1, Jeong had a 4.64-second start and finished in 56.57. He opened Run 2 with a 4.61 start, but his run time slipped to 56.65, leaving him level with China’s Yin Zheng and Lin Qinwei.
Britain’s Matt Weston led at 1:52.09. Germany’s Axel Jungk was second in 1:52.39, followed by Christopher Grotheer in 1:52.55.
South Korea’s Kim Ji Su was 15th at 1:54.15, after clocking 57.15 in Run 1 and improving to 57.00 in Run 2.
Final standings will be decided by the combined results through Runs 3 and 4 on Feb. 14. Only the top 20 after Run 3 will advance to the fourth and final run.
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