[Olympics] Jeong Dong-hyeon Ties for Highest Korean Ranking in Alpine Ski Slalom
Total 1:47.69 in 1st and 2nd rounds... 21st out of 88 participants
![[Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2022021620412647299_1645011686.jpg)
Jung Dong-hyun (High1) achieved a meaningful result in the men's slalom alpine skiing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. He matched the highest ranking by a Korean athlete set by Heo Seung-wook at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.
Hot Picks Today
"Stocks Are Not Taxed, but Annual Crypto Gains Over 2.5 Million Won to Be Taxed Next Year... Investors Push Back"
- Signed Without Viewing for 1.6 Billion Won... Jamsil and Seongbuk Jeonse Prices Jump 200 Million Won in a Month [Real Estate AtoZ]
- "Groups of 5 or More Now Restricted"... Unrelenting Running Craze Leaves Citizens and Police Exhausted
- "Don't Throw Away Coffee Grounds" Transformed into 'High-Grade Fuel' in Just 90 Seconds [Reading Science]
- "Even With a 90 Million Won Salary and Bonuses, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much"... A Latecomer Rookie Who Beat 70 to 1 Odds [Scientists Are Disappearing] ③
On the 16th, Jung Dong-hyun recorded a combined time of 1 minute 47.69 seconds (56.85 seconds in the first run and 50.84 seconds in the second run) in the men's slalom alpine skiing event held at the National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing, northern Beijing, China. He placed 21st out of 88 competitors. Although he failed to reach his goal of entering the top 15, he surpassed his previous best Olympic ranking (27th at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics). The 21st place is also the highest ranking among Asian athletes in this competition.
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
