South Korea’s Hong Su-jeong (Gyeonggi Provincial Sports Council) finished in the lower half of the standings on the first day of her Olympic debut in women’s skeleton.
Hong posted a combined time of 1 minute 57.33 seconds over two runs on Feb. 14 (Korea time) at the Cortina Sliding Center in Italy at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, placing 22nd overall.
In her first run, Hong had a 4.97-second start and finished in 58.88 seconds.
She matched that start time in the second run but improved her run by 0.43 seconds, finishing in 58.45 for the day.
Hong ranked 22nd among 25 competitors, leaving her well off the medal pace.
Austria’s Janine Flock led after two runs in 1:54.48, followed by Germany’s Susanne Kreher.
Beijing 2022 gold medalist Hannah Neise was fourth in 1:54.85.
Runs 3 and 4, which will determine the medals, are scheduled to begin at 2 a.m. on Feb. 15.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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