Why are German snowmobiles so powerful? Gold medalist in men's steel frame snowmobile: received professional training from an early age

[Global Times comprehensive report] "The world looks at the German team enviously!" Germany's "Augsburg Report" reported on the 13th that in the Women's Steel Frame Bobsleigh Competition of the Winter Olympics held at the Beijing National Bobsleigh Center on the 12th, German Hannah Neizer successfully won the championship. In this way, the German team has won all six gold medals in bobsleigh and steel frame snowmobiles decided so far in the Winter Olympics.

"Why is Germany so strong in bobsleigh projects?" In the Mixed Interview Area of the National Bobsleigh Center, this is a problem that almost every German runner encounters. "The conditions of the track in Germany are unmatched in other countries, and we can train professionally on it from an early age." The answer of gold medalist Grote Hull in men's steel frame snowmobile can be said to be a common feeling of German athletes. At present, there are only 17 international standard bobsleigh tracks in the world, including the "Snow Dragon", while Germany alone occupies 4. This allows German players to receive more professional training at home and more opportunities to compete in top international competitions.

Germany has a well-established training network and there are currently hundreds of bobsleigh clubs across the country. Especially in Bavaria, southern Germany, many local children play bobsleigh from an early age. Many German schools also offer bobsleigh lessons, and the best seedlings are sent to elite schools in winter sports. After graduating from school, they may hope to enter professional clubs, or enter the bobsleigh bases of institutions such as the German Bundeswehr, and some train at university. Athletes who enter the national team also receive various subsidies.

The good results of german bobsleighs are also inseparable from the blessing of high-tech equipment. The German bobsleigh team is supported by large companies including BMW, and their bobsleighs use the material technology and wind tunnel experiments of F1 racing cars to keep up with the world's scientific and technological trends and remain at the world's leading level. The costumes are created by professional sports brands, and scientific institutions such as the German Sports University in Cologne also help them analyze various data.

Major media such as The German newspaper Bild believe that China is expected to become Germany's biggest competitor in this field in the future. Grote Hull also said: "The completion of the 'Snow Dragon' track is conducive to the growth of more young Chinese bobsleigh players in the future. (Liu Shuoyang Aoki)