BERLIN - Zhao Dan and Lin Qinwei of China made history by winning the 2024-2025 season's second skeleton mixed team race at the IBSF World Cup in Winterberg, Germany on Friday.
The victory marked China's first-ever World Cup triumph in the team skeleton competition, an event set to debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Zhao and Lin completed their runs with 2:00.87, which was 0.10 seconds ahead of Austria's Janine Flock and Samuel Maier, who claimed the silver medal. The second Chinese team, featuring Li Yuxi and Yin Zheng, took bronze in 2:01.28.
"We are very happy. This is China's first victory in the team event. We have really done a good job," said the winners.
"Janine did a great job. I had to fight to get my focus now in the evening. We can be really happy with the silver medal," said Maier.
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Germany's best finish came from Hannah Neise and Felix Keisinger, who secured fifth place on home soil.
