China News Network, February 14 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The first and second rounds of the men's double bobsleigh competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on the evening of the 14th, and the German combination Ofciesco Friedrich / Tolsten Magis ranked first with a good result of 1:58.38 in two rounds, and the Chinese combination of Sun Kaizhi / Wu Qingze, Li Chunjian / Liu Wei ranked 14th and 22nd respectively.
The men's double bobsleigh race consists of four rounds, with the shortest of the four-wheeled skiing session winning. In a two-person bobsleigh race, athletes need to run about 50 meters of the snowmobile within 60 seconds of the start signal, start to get the initial speed, jump into the car in the order of helmsman and brakeman, and quickly put away the handlebars and glide in a sitting position. The helmsman is the tactical setter, responsible for taking the helm inside the car and choosing the ideal taxi route; the brakeman uses the brakes to stop the snowmobile after it reaches the finish line.
Friedrich, the "king of snowmobiles", won two gold medals in the men's doubles and men's quadruple events at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and the trip to Beijing aims to defend his title. From the 2018-2019 season to the present, the German has been ranked first in the men's doubles and four-man snowmobile rankings for four consecutive seasons. In this season's World Cup, Friedrich won 14 titles in 8 races and 16 matches. If there are no accidents, the "King of Snowmobiles" is expected to defend his title at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the first round of the night, the Friedrich duo came in 4th place, finishing first with a good time of 59.02 seconds and breaking the track record for the men's double snowmobile of the "Snow Dragon". In the second round, the Friedrich combination continued to play steadily, finishing first with a time of 1:58.38 in two rounds.
2The Chinese duo of Sun Kaizhi/Wu Qingze and Li Chunjian/Liu Wei ranked 14th and 22nd respectively with a time of 2:00.05 and 2:00.67, respectively. Compared with Germany, Canada and other snowmobile project powers, the strength of the Chinese snowmobile national team is weak, and it is more difficult to win gold or stand on the podium. However, people such as Sun Kaizhi and Li Chunjian may hope to take advantage of the home field and play at a higher level to refresh the results. (End)
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