Winter Olympics: 5 things to look out for on day nine – return of Eileen Gu, women’s monobob makes Games debut and China eye more speedskating glory
- Eileen Gu is set to compete in the qualification round of the women’s freeski slopestyle event, hoping for her second gold of the Games
- Hong Kong’s Adrian Yung makes his first appearance of the Winter Games in the men’s giant slalom
Day nine of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is packed with excitement and big names with seven gold medals to be given out.
The medal events start with the men’s giant slalom in the afternoon, while women’s 500m speedskating will close off the day. A hotly anticipated race is the men’s 500m race in short-track speedskating, where reigning world and Olympic record holder Wu Dajing will try to defend his title.
The men’s giant slalom will also be a tight race with the vacuum left from 2018 Pyeongchang champion Marcel Hirschner’s retirement.
Besides tough medal rounds, some fan favourites will also be competing. China’s Eileen Gu will kick-start her bid for a second gold medal, while the US’ three-time Olympic medallist and bobsleigh world champion Elana Meyers Taylor will fight for the first-ever gold in women’s monobob.
Here are the five must-watch events for day nine, February 13.
See Gu again
Millions of fans are looking forward to the return of golden girl Eileen Gu after a few rest days. Gu and teammate, 18-year-old Yang Shuorui, will compete in the qualification round for women’s freeski slopestyle.
