Germany's Hannah Neise won the women's skeleton on Saturday, making it an astonishing six sliding golds out of six for her country at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
German dominance has fast become the norm in the Yanqing hills but the skeleton race also brought firsts, as silver-winning Australian Jaclyn Narracott became the first female slider outside of Europe and North America to claim a medal in the sport.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSkeleton sliders use slight tweaks of muscle to steer as they plummet head-first down a twisting ice track at speeds up to 130 kph.
Suited in iguana-like yellow and green, Narracott swooped down the "Flying Snow Dragon" pearl-white track, barely brushing its sloped sides in her two runs. The last run of the night gave Neise a total time of 4:07.62, 0.62 seconds ahead of the Australian and 0.84 seconds ahead of the Dutchwoman. "It means a lot, especially for skeleton sliders. We haven't had so many medals the past years, and we are very proud to represent our country and our federation. It's a step forward for us."
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