2018
Winter Olympics: Simidele Adeagbo finishes in 55.17s for Skeleton Women’s
Training Heat 1
Nigerian
Skeleton Simidele Adeagbo finished in 55.17s for Women’s Training Heat 1 of the
2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Simidele
is part of the Ice Blazers– along with Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma
Omeoga– who are representing Nigeria at the Winter Olympics for the first time.
In the
early hours of Monday, February 12, 1.35 am (9:35 am Pyeongchang time) Simidele
competed in Women Official Training Heat 1.
Training
Heat
For the
race, her start order number and bib were ‘5’ at the Olympic Sliding Centre.
She
finished the 116.4Km / h race in 55.17s which was the last in the 19-woman
race. She finished behind the winner with a time of 2.82s.
Australian
Janine Flock finished first in 52.35s while German Laura Deas completed her
race in 52.36.
Lizzy
Yarnold from Great Britain raced 52.48, Tina Hermann from Germany finished in
52.64 while her compatriot Jacqueline Loelling completed in 52.64.
The
result from the Heat is however not significant in the race for a medal.
Simidele
will be in action when the Women Heat event kicks off on Friday, February 16 to
Saturday, February 17.
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