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Skeleton slider Jung Seung-gi
Korean Olympic skeleton medal hopeful Jung Seung-gi earned his first World Cup podium end in almost two years Friday in Norway.
Jung claimed the bronze medal within the males’s skeleton on the second Worldwide Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup of the season in Lillehammer, with a mixed time of 1:42.66 after two runs.
Matt Weston of Britain gained the title in 1:42.58, and Axel Jungk of Germany took second place in 1:42.63.
Jung had the second-fastest time within the first run at 51.25 seconds, behind solely Weston’s 51.14 seconds. Jungk solely managed the fifth-best time at 51.28 seconds.
Nevertheless, Jungk led everybody within the second run with 51.35 seconds, whereas Jung clocked 51.41 seconds in his second go-around. Weston put up 51.44 seconds, the fifth-fastest time within the second run, however nonetheless held off the German by 0.05 second.
This was Jung’s first World Cup medal since he gained bronze in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in January 2024. He’s additionally the 2023 world championships bronze medalist.
The 26-year-old gained eight World Cup medals between the 2021-22 and the 2023-24 seasons, however he missed virtually your complete 2024-25 marketing campaign attributable to a decrease again harm.
On the first World Cup cease of this season held final month on the Olympic observe in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Jung completed fifth, with Weston additionally topped the champion there.
The second World Cup occasion initially scheduled to happen in Innsbruck, Austria, throughout the remaining week of November was canceled attributable to what the IBSF described as “insufficient observe preparation.” That competitors has been moved to Sigulda, Latvia, for subsequent week.
