Women's monobob Olympic final: Preview, schedule & stars to watch

Women's monobob is making its Olympic debut at Beijing 2022, and the event is heating up.

So who will claim a historic first ever monobob gold medal in Beijing?

The six official training heats have already happened and we have a good idea of who's challenging for the podium including Australian slider Breeana Walker, Germany's double threat of Laura Nolte and Mariama Jamanka, Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphreys of the USA and more.

Including Canadians Christine de Bruin and Cynthia Appiah who have also been popping up in the podium positions in training.

The brand new purpose-built track at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre, known as 'The Flying Snow Dragon' has been testing sliders to the limit with its world-first 360-degree loop

The one-woman sled pilots have been getting to grips with it before the medals are decided in the four competition heats on Saturday and Sunday 13 and 14 February, so get ready to watch some history in the making.

Read on to find out the women's monobob schedule, a guide, how to watch, and a preview of all the action.

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This women's only event, with only one athlete in the sled, is debuting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

In the monobob, the pilot has to be a great all-round athlete as she is both the push starter and the brakewoman.

The discipline featured at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and you can get a feel for the new competition through the Olympic Channel Original series "Sliding Madness" and this episode (also above) which was filmed at the event.

Australia's Breeana Walker has clocked the fastest times on the first three training runs and has her sights set on a podium place.

But expect