On February 20, the last four gold medals of the Beijing Winter Olympics will find their masters before the closing ceremony. At 9:30 a.m., the men's four-person snowmobile will be skiding on the third and fourth wheels.
Winner Francesco Friedrich (left) /Tolsten Maggies at a medal presentation ceremony on February 15. On the same day, the Men's Double Bobsleigh Competition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Bobsleigh Center. Xinhua News Agency
After the first two rounds of glides, defending champions German legend Francesco Friedrich team temporarily topped the table with a good time of 1:57.00 in two rounds. The two Chinese teams, with Li Chunjian and Sun Kaizhi as the helmsmen, are provisionally ranked 16th and 17th.
On February 19, China's Li Chunjian, Ding Song, Ye Jielong and Shi Hao competed in the competition. On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics four-person bobsleigh competition was held at the National Bobsleigh Center. Xinhua News Agency
In the first round, another German team led by helmsman Johannes Lochner performed well, topping the table with a time of 58.13 seconds, 0.16 seconds ahead of Friedrich' team; this result also set a new track record for the men's four-man snowmobile of the Snow Dragon. However, in the second round, Friedrich's performance was more stable, temporarily taking the top spot with a good time of 1:57.00 in two rounds, 0.03 seconds ahead of Lochner.
In the past seven Winter Olympics, German athletes have won the four-a-side snowmobile event five times, and American athletes and Latvian athletes have won the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics respectively. Judging from this season's World Cup record, it is unlikely that the German team will miss the top podium of the four-man snowmobile. Germany have been strong in the event since the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Defending champion Friedrich holds 13 world championship gold medals. This season, he has achieved seven consecutive four-man snowmobile events in eight World Cups.
Nandu reporter Tao Xinlei