Which German driver would claim gold - Friedrich or Lochner? Could the fourth-place German team led by Christoph Hafer overcome reigning gold medalist Kripps' 0.08-second lead? Did the USA's young, recuperating pilot Hunter Church possess the skills and strength to drive his team into the top 10? But several questions remained, even after Heat 3's completion. The initial two runs made it clear Germany would almost certainly win the four-man competition, with one team or another. SEE MORE: Germany sweeps two-man bobsled podium with Friedrich, Lochner, Hafer The country won 16 of 30 available medals in luge, skeleton, and bobsled. When all was said and done across the three sliding sports, Germany dominated with golds in nine of 10 events. Lochner also earned silver in the two-man event.įriedrich became the first bobsledder in history to win two golds at consecutive Olympics. In the final bobsled race of the 2022 Winter Games, Germany struck gold with Francesco Friedrich and earned silver via Johannes Lochner - but Canada's PyeongChang 2018 co-gold medalist Justin Krippsspoiled a potential podium sweep by all of 0.06 seconds.īy winning the four-man race, Friedrich - Germany's Opening Ceremony flagbearer - successfully defended both his two-man and four-man Olympic titles. WATCH FULL EVENT REPLAYS: HEATS 1 AND 2 | HEATS 3 AND 4 | SEE FINAL RESULTS FOUR-MAN BOBSLED MEDALISTS AT THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |