The Winter Olympics | the legendary "Bavarian Express" three consecutive championships

On the evening of February 9, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics competed for a two-person bobsleigh event at the National Bobsleigh Center "Snow Dragon", and the Legendary German duo Tobias Wendel/Tobias Alter won the championship with an undisputed total time of 1:56.554, which was the third time that the two stood on the championship podium after the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

The German duo of Tony Egert/Sasha Benecken and the Austrian duo of Thomas Stoy/Lorenz Koehler finished second and third respectively. China's Huang Yebo/Peng Junyue ranked 17th.

A two-person bobsleigh differs from a single-player event in that a team of two members rides together in a sled to complete the race. The number of skating rounds was also reduced from 4 rounds to 2 rounds of single-player matches, with the team with the least time in the two laps win.

The duo bobsleigh combination that competed in this Winter Olympics can be described as a star-studded duo, not only the Legendary German Combination, the two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist Wendell/Alter, but also the Austrian star Stoy/Kohler, as well as the holder of the "Snow Dragon" track lap record of 58.793 seconds, the German combination of Egert/Beneken and other outstanding players.

In last night's match, the focus of attention was on the two German and Austrian pairs. In the first round of the main tournament, the Egret/Beneken combination was in the lead in the first four teams to appear. However, when Wendel/Alter came to the starting point, all eyes were focused on the two. After seeing the two take several deep breaths in a row, Wendell pushed the sleigh out, and the two struggled to grasp the ground with four hands, and the two got the best starting reaction time of 7.014 seconds. At the next 4 timing points, they continued to accelerate, and finally crossed the line with a time of 58.255 seconds. While setting a new record for the fastest speed on the Snow Dragon track held by compatriotStroy Egert/Benekon, it also ranked first in the first round.

In the second round of the slide, the Wendel/Alter combination was the last to appear, and the strong aura of the two made the Chinese audience at the scene also excited. After the departure, the two cooperated tacitly, the corners were smooth, each timing point was faster than the previous one, and finally the two finished the race in 58.299 seconds, ranking first in the overall result.

Wendel and Alter were born in the same year, and their birthdays were only two weeks away, and the golden couple, who were not brothers but had a better understanding than brothers, were given the nickname "Bavarian Express" by ice fans.

Talking about the preparation for the Winter Olympics, Alter said that being the world's top athlete means keeping the best at all times. "We make a game plan and goals every year, and then we put them into action and work firmly in a certain direction and goal. Just like today, only when you win the game will you find that the hard work and sweat you put in before are worth it. ”

Wendel said that sledding has brought him a lot of good memories, "The number of bobsleigh players is not huge, the players are like a big family together, although it is not as popular as football and F1, but there will also be opportunities to be on TV and become the focus of attention." We know each other well and always come in groups at every game. From about the age of eighteen or nineteen, we traveled throughout Germany together to conquer every difficult track. This victory is by no means the end of our sports career, and I believe that there are more championships waiting for us to fight for in the future. ”

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Photo by reporters of the Winter Olympics and Guan Xin

Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Wang Yang

Edited by Kang Dian

Process Editor Liu Weili