On February 20, 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics ended, on the gold medal list, in addition to Norway's uniqueness, many people found that they did not see Germany blossom in various sports, how well it performed, why did it rank second in the gold medal list?
Take a closer look, 10 bobsleigh gold medals, Germany won 9, 10 gold medals, 4 snowmobile projects, 4 bobsleigh projects, 2 steel frame snowmobile projects, in addition to letting the United States take away a women's single snowmobile, other Germans have taken away. Why is this project so great in Germany?
The reason for the strength of this project in Germany has a lot to do with the importance of young people, many German children have joined the bobsleigh club since childhood, and many parents are willing to let their children participate in this project because they want to exercise their will.
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In 1889, Germany gave birth to the world's first bobsleigh club, there are hundreds of bobsleigh clubs throughout Germany, many schools also have bobsleigh courses, these clubs are like football clubs, establish contact with schools, find good seedlings from them, and finally through layers of selection uninterrupted talent.
Snowmobiles
Of course, Germany also has good track hardware facilities, which allows them to train and race from big to small. However, it is essential that Germany has good scientific and technological support. BMW, for example, has given strong support to this project, and in 1996 they used a lot of black technology from racing cars for this project, and also established a new bobsleigh academy (BMW-Rodel-Akademie), with several experts specializing in research and optimization. Among them, BMW engineer Julian von Schleinitz is very well-known, because he himself was a junior world champion in bobsleigh competitions, so the application of sports + technology is most suitable for him.
Steel frame snowmobile
The gritty character of the Germans is inseparable from their love of the sport. Although many people are injured when they are young, they become stronger after recovering from injuries.