[Olympics] Monobob Kim Yuran Ranks 18th in Intermediate Total with 2:13.70

Women's Single Bobsleigh, First Domestic Entry
Aiming for a Rebound in the 3rd-4th Runs on the 14th

Kim Yuran is racing during the official training of the women's monobob bobsleigh at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 11th at the National Sliding Center in Yanqing, Beijing, China. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Female monobob national team member Kim Yuran (Gangwon Province Office) ranked 18th overall on the first day of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

On the 13th, Kim Yuran competed in the second run of the women's monobob qualifiers at the National Sliding Center in Yanqing, China, finishing with a time of 1 minute 07.02 seconds. Previously, she ranked 20th overall with a time of 1 minute 06.68 seconds in the first run and was the first to race in the second run as well.

After slipping several times on the upper curve during the first run, Kim Yuran corrected her mistakes in the second run and completed a collision-free race, although her speed was slower than in the first run.

However, her ranking improved. Among the 20 athletes who participated in the first run, Kim Yuran, who was in last place, moved up to 18th place after the second run, confirming the possibility of improving her record.

Monobob is a newly introduced event at the Beijing Olympics where a single athlete pushes and rides the sled. Kim Yuran is a pioneer of this event in Korea. Formerly a track hurdler, Kim Yuran switched to bobsleigh in 2015 at her coach's recommendation and challenged the newly introduced monobob event at this competition.

Kim Yuran was the first Korean female athlete to compete in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, finishing 14th. She earned a spot in the Beijing Games by ranking 22nd overall in last year's women's monobob World Series.

Monobob medals are awarded based on the combined times of four runs, with the fastest athlete winning the gold medal. Aiming for a top 10 finish, Kim Yuran plans to make a comeback in the third and fourth runs.

The combined leader after the first and second runs is Kailey Humphries (USA), who recorded a total time of 2 minutes 09.10 seconds.

The third run of the monobob will take place on the 14th at 10:30 a.m.

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