Germany's Pietschmann wins first gold of Winter Youth Olympics in S. Korea

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- German luger Antonia Pietschmann won the first gold medal of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Saturday in South Korea's eastern Gangwon province.

The 17-year-old finished her opening run with 47.985 seconds, leading the women's singles luge event at the Alpensia Sliding Center that also hosted the luge event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018.

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