Hayoon Kim Wins Youth Men’s Luge in Pyeongchang

From Pyeongchang, KOR

(December 17, 2022) – Hayoon Kim slid to victory in Pyeongchang, edging out Bokeun Kim for top honors.

Hayoon opened up a nearly .3 second advantage over Bokeun in the first heat. On the second run the two sliders nearly tied, with Hayoon edging out Bokeun by .004 in the heat to win by .288 overall.

Thailand’s Thiraphat Sata finished third, over two seconds off the pace, while Jihun Yu and Jaeseong Bae finished fourth and fifth for Korea.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Bib Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Hayoon Kim KOR 2 6.820 6.917 49.058 49.610 1:38.668
2 Boken Kim KOR 1 6.573 6.667 49.342 49.614 1:38.956
3 Thiraphat Sata THA 5 6.502 6.705 50.285 50.587 1:40.872
4 Jihun Yu KOR 4 6.778 6.939 50.523 50.505 1:41.028
5 Jaeseong Bae KOR 3 7.229 7.108 51.486 51.157 1:42.643