Grotheer has big lead at midpoint of Olympic men’s skeleton


              Yin Zheng of China takes a practice run during a men's skeleton training session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
            
              Yin Zheng, of China, slides during men's skeleton run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
            
              Yin Zheng, of China, slides during men's skeleton run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
            
              Nicholas Timmings, of Australia, slides during men's skeleton run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
            
              Tomass Dukurs, of Latvia, slides during men's skeleton run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
            
              Christopher Grotheer, of Germany, slides during men's skeleton run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
            
              Christopher Grotheer, of Germany, slides during men's skeleton run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
            
              Christopher Grotheer, of Germany, slides during men's skeleton run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Grotheer has big lead at midpoint of Olympic men’s skeleton