Jeong Wins First IBSF Medal

From Park City, USA

(Nov. 29, 2017) In the fifth race of the IBSF North America’s Cup, Sophia Jeong finished with a silver medal, a personal best. One race later, she struck gold.

Jeong came into her second run sitting in second place, well behind leader Chengfeng Long of China. Jeong did her part, putting down a competitive time to put the pressure on Long. Long struggled to find time on the bottom half of her second run, finishing with a seventh-quickest downtime in the second heat and falling to third in the process.

Long’s struggles handed Jeong her first ever IBSF gold medal, and her fourth medal overall.

Danxia Yang of China finished second, moving up from fourth on the strength of the quickest run in the second heat. Long, her teammate, finished third.

Americans Kelly Curtis and Samantha Culiver McQuade both moved up a spot from their Race 5 finishes to finish fourth and fifth, respectively, while Katie Tannenbaum finished sixth for the Virgin Islands.

Canadian teammates Jaclyn LaBerge and Grace Dafoe tied for ninth, Melissa-Kate Gagnon finished 15th and Jane Khan-Nielsen finished 19th.

Michelle Toukan and Kristen Hurley finished 14th and 16th, respectively, to round out the American effort.

Results:

Pos Name Nation Start 1 Start 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
1 Sophia Jeong KOR 5.04 5.02 50.83 51.56 1:42.39
2 Danxia Yang CHN 5.12 5.01 51.25 51.22 1:42.47
3 Chengfeng Long CHN 5.05 5.05 50.54 52.03 1:42.57
4 Kelly Curtis USA 5.09 5.11 51.17 51.71 1:42.88
5 Samantha Culiver McQuade USA 5.30 5.19 51.48 51.85 1:43.33
6 Katie Tannenbaum ISV 5.42 5.31 52.20 51.82 1:44.02
7 Asuka Noguchi JPN 5.30 5.25 51.86 51.82 1:44.19
8 Xinwei Wu CHN 5.38 5.32 51.82 52.39 1:44.21
9 Jaclyn LaBerge CAN 5.25 5.23 51.77 52.45 1:44.22
9 Grace Dafoe CAN 5.46 5.33 52.24 51.98 1:44.22
11 Eunji Kim KOR 5.12 5.10 51.51 52.80 1:44.31
12 Jinghua Qi CHN 5.25 5.23 51.87 52.45 1:44.32
13 Jeonghyeok Lee KOR 5.22 5.23 52.05 52.51 1:44.56
14 Michelle Toukan USA 5.13 5.17 52.33 52.63 1:44.96
15 Melissa-Kate Gagnon CAN 5.33 5.30 52.67 52.75 1:45.42
16 Kristen Hurley USA 5.11 5.23 52.55 53.78 1:46.33
17 Erika Riedl ITA 5.64 5.60 52.87 53.77 1:46.64
18 Hyegyo Heo KOR 5.61 5.59 53.32 53.54 1:46.86
19 Jane Khan-Nielsen CAN 5.22 5.22 53.99 53.70 1:47.69
20 Yui wakabayashi JPN 5.38 5.31 53.74 54.45 1:48.19
21 Simidele Adeagbo NGR 5.23 57.07