Return from the training camp in China: Flock ready for the home race in Innsbruck-Igls
Overall skeleton World Cup winner Janine Flock is enthusiastic about the Olympic track in China and is hungry for the two home races in Innsbruck-Igls.
YANQING. The skeleton ace Janine Flock completed her training with 40 test drives in the new Olympic track in Yanqing, China. “The last few weeks have been brutally clocked. We can use every trip to not only find the optimal line, but above all to test our equipment, “says Flock. During this time, we get to know the 1,975-meter-long ice channel with a total of 16 bends in the Yanqing National Sliding Center, Flock. The joy was so great, the male athlete really raved about the track: “You can walk on the roof and enjoy the breathtaking view of the mountains and the nearby Olympic Village. The track is characteristic of a Chinese cocktail from all the tracks around the world Curves are very open, that means little pressure, but it is very easy to slip. To be fast, you have to get all key points clean. A worthy Olympic track where you have to bring everything a skeleton athlete needs “, Flock is enthusiastic about the impressions in China.
Test event
At the test event, Flock was 17th after two runs, she was more than 2 seconds behind the winner Tina Hermann (GER). A lot of material and lines were tried out in the canal. There is a lot of preparation and adjustments for the Tyrolean so that nothing goes wrong in the real race. The World Cup started on 14th November with two home races in Innsbruck-Igls.
Race calendar Olympic season 2021/22
# 1 World Cup Innsbruck (AUT, November 14-21, 2021)
# 2 World Cup Innsbruck (AUT, November 21-28, 2021)
# 3 World Cup Königssee (GER, November 28th-December 5th, 2021)
# 4 World Cup Winterberg (GER, December 5-12, 2021)
# 5 Altenberg World Cup (GER, December 12-19, 2021)
# 6 World Cup Sigulda (LAT, December 26, 2021 – January 2, 2022)
# 7 World Cup Winterberg (GER, January 2-9, 2022)
# 8 World Cup finals and EM in St. Moritz (SUI, January 9-16, 2022)
Olympic Games Beijing 2022, Yanqing Sliding Center, February 11 (1st & 2nd round), February 12 (3rd & 4th round)
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