Iron Man helmet in Beijing after Pyeongchang… Training starts next month in China
“As always, I plan to wear an Iron Man helmet this time around. I think I just have to do my job well.”
Pyeongchang Olympic Skeleton Gold Medalist Yun Seong-bin said: The Korean national bobsleigh and skeleton team, preparing for next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, had a non-face-to-face media day with reporters today. The bobsled skeleton team will depart for Beijing, China on the 5th of next month. Participate in the International Bobsledge Skeleton Federation (IBSF) International Training held at the Yanqing Sliding Center outside Beijing, China until the 27th.
In fact, our bobsled and skeleton team did not train much due to the impact of COVID-19. The same is true of skeleton athlete Yun Seong-bin, who became the first Asian athlete to win a gold medal in the sledding event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. After Pyeongchang, he achieved good results in various international competitions such as the World Cup, but his sense of play has deteriorated a little as he has not participated in major competitions. In addition, the Olympic test event scheduled to be held last season has been canceled due to COVID-19. This is the place to experience the ‘Olympic Track’ for the first time.
Sungbin Yoon also said, “It is more efficient to ride once than to watch a video 100 times. No matter how much I watch the video, it doesn’t come into my head.” He said, but it is said that the Chinese players, the host country, gave up participating in major competitions such as the World Cup last season and experienced more than 300 Olympic tracks alone. The national team tried to train by freezing the ice on the track at the Pyeongchang Sliding Center, but even this was not successful due to the weather problem.
First of all, the goal is the World Cup. After finishing the China itinerary, I will go straight to Europe. He tours Austria and Switzerland to play eight World Cups, and there is also an Olympic quota. As of January 16, next year, when the 8th World Cup ends, the top two countries will be given 3 Olympic tickets by comparing the rankings of the 3rd highest ranked player and team in each country. Coach Jo In-ho of the national sledding team also said, “The primary goal is to secure three spots by performing as best as possible in the World Cup.”
The ultimate goal is an Olympic medal. Yoon Seong-bin said, “Everyone is in a difficult situation. We will do our best to prepare for the situation,” he said. In the past, Yoon Seong-bin adjusted the upper/lower body ratio to 60:40 in the past training that focused on the lower body 80%. Yoon Seong-bin said, “You have to bump into each other to find out.” Just like the Pyeongchang Olympics where he won gold in an iron man helmet, this time in Beijing, he also wears an iron man helmet.
