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Skeleton
Yanqing National Sliding Centre


China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics developed wind tunnel with virtual reality training system

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Wind speed 42m/s

Lizzy Yarnold GBR 
2018 Olympic champion, 2018


“Snow Dragon” track
START
Altitude 1019m
Turn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chicane
8 9 10    
Unique 360-degree turn
11 12 13 14 15 16
FINISH
Altitude 912m
Outrun: deceleration zone


Gradient
Average 6.0 ̊   
Max 18.0 ̊

Length
Competition 1615m 
Total 1975m

125 km/h Max speed


MEDAL WINNERS, PYEONGCHANG 2018
Men 			Women
Sungbin Yun (KOR)	Lizzy Yarnold (GBR)
Nikita Tregubov (RUS)  	Jacqueline Loelling (GER)
Dom Parsons (GBR)	Laura Deas (GBR)
         

Sources: Beijing 2022, IBSF 
Picture: Getty Images 
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