[Olympics] 'Ah 0.01 seconds'... Snowboarder Lee Sang-ho narrowly eliminated in parallel giant slalom quarterfinals

ROC Viktor Wild narrowly misses semifinals by 0.01 seconds

'Baechuboy' Lee Sang-ho is disappointed after losing by 0.01 seconds to Big Wild (Russian Olympic Committee) in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom quarterfinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 8th at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Lee Sang-ho (27, High1), a member of the South Korean men's national snowboard team, was unfortunately eliminated in the quarterfinals of the parallel giant slalom at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

On the 8th, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, Lee Sang-ho lost by a margin of 0.01 seconds to Viktor Vylegzhanin of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the men's snowboard alpine parallel giant slalom quarterfinals, failing to advance to the semifinals.

Competing on the red course, Lee Sang-ho showed a consistently confident race. However, near the end of the race, his body caught the gate, slowing his speed, and he ultimately lost by a narrow margin to the Russian athlete.

Lee Sang-ho advanced to the round of 16 as the overall first place in the qualifiers with a combined time of 1 minute 20.54 seconds from the first and second runs. He recorded 39.96 seconds in the first run and 40.48 seconds in the second run, ranking first in both races. He was the only athlete to record a time in the 30-second range during the qualifiers, making the result even more disappointing.

The snowboard alpine parallel giant slalom is conducted in a tournament format starting from the round of 16, where two competitors race head-to-head and the winner advances to the next round, rather than being decided by time.

Lee Sang-ho, who won a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and became the first Korean Olympic medalist in skiing history, showed a disappointed expression, bowing his head after confirming he finished 0.01 seconds behind in today's race.

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