Winter Olympics: five things to watch on Day 8 as China goes for more medals in skeleton, ice dance and speedskating

Zhao Dan and Li Yuxi will continue to lead China’s women’s debut in the skeleton at Beijing 2022

Figure skaters Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu hope for redemption, while Gao Tingyu looks to improve on Pyeongchang 500m short-track bronze

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Bronze medalist Gao Tingyu of China celebrates after the men’s 500m speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP/John Locher

Published: 7:00am, 12 Feb 2022Updated: 7:53am, 12 Feb 2022

Day 7 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics saw some amazing achievements on the snow and the ice.

The Netherlands’ Suzanne Schulting shattered her own 1,000m short-track speedskating world record in the event’s semi-finals, and went on to win gold.

Hong Kong’s Sidney Chu then made his debut at the men’s 500m event, but was eliminated in his heat, despite a valiant effort.

Ayumu Hirano of Japan made history by becoming the first Olympian to land a front-side triple cork 1440 in snowboarding, and finished the half-pipe final with a big score of 96 to take home the gold.

With another exciting line-up ahead for Saturday, here are our top five events to watch out for on Day 8 of Beijing 2022.

China’s Li Yuxi competes in the women’s skeleton event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre. Photo: AFP

Women’s skeleton medals up for grabs

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