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Event – 2010 Winter Games Bobsleigh
Date – Sessions held between February 20th and 27th, 2010
Venue – Whistler Creekside, Whistler, British Columbia
Whether you call it bobsleighing, bobsledding, or bobsledging, I think you’ll agree, this gripping winter sport wasn’t dreamt up by the faint of heart.
Tired of risking their lives one by one, fearless soon-to-be bobsledders decided to team up at the end of the 19th century. Two simple sleds were attached to form a longer toboggan, and it didn’t take the athletes long to perfect riding down treacherous tracks as a unit.
Each run involves one pilot and one brakeman, and two extra pushers if it’s a four-person crew. Sledders start upright on the ice wearing heavy-duty helmets, snug suits, and spiked shoes. A 50-metre push start sees the athletes “bob” back and forth as they get the sled going, and then, interfering as little as possible with their hard-earned momentum, the teammates load into their seated positions ready for the speedy descent.
Bobsleds regularly reach speeds of more than 130 kilometres per hour, and a gravitational
force of 5 G in the twists and turns of the frozen labyrinth is not uncommon. A small lip at the top of the track on both sides is designed to prevent sleds from flying out. The safety of the riders is a group effort, but mostly placed in the hands of the pilot and, at the end of the run, the brakeman.
Following as smooth a trajectory as possible is the team’s number one priority. It’s an incredible race against time as these Olympians shoot down 150 vertical metres during their nearly 1,500-metre route. With only hundredths of a second separating medal winners, perfection in precision is what it takes to win at this world-class level.
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Two-Man Bobsleigh, Two-Woman Bobsleigh, and Four-Man Bobsleigh are contested at the Winter Olympic Games. All three events have four heats each, and medals are awarded based on the lowest combined time.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2010
5:00 pm – Two-Man Heat 1 (competition session)
6:30 pm – Two-Man Heat 2 (competition session)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2010
1:30 pm – Two-Man Heat 3 (competition session)
2:45 pm – Two-Man Heat 4 (medal session)
The last Winter Olympics awarded Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske of Germany gold, Pierre Lueders and Lascelles Brown of Canada silver, and Martin Annen and Beat Hefti of Switzerland bronze for the Two-Man Bobsleigh competition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2010
5:00 pm – Two-Woman Heat 1 (competition session)
6:00 pm – Two-Woman Heat 2 (competition session)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2010
5:00 pm – Two-Woman Heat 3 (competition session)
6:00 pm – Two-Woman Heat 4 (medal session)
Turin 2006 awarded Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze of Germany gold, Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming of the United States silver, and Gerda Weissensteiner and Jennifer Isacco of Italy bronze for the Two-Woman Bobsleigh competition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2010
1:00 pm – Four-Man Heat 1 (competition session)
2:30 pm – Four-Man Heat 2 (competition session)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2010
1:00 pm – Four-Man Heat 3 (competition session)
2:15 pm – Four-Man Heat 4 (medal session)
Turin 2006 awarded Germany’s team gold, Russia’s team silver, and Switzerland’s team bronze for the Four-Man Bobsleigh competition.
Switzerland has the most bobsleigh medals and also ranks highest with 9 gold, 10 silver, and 11 bronze. Germany comes in second with 7 gold, 3 silver, and 6 bronze. The United States has eighteen total medals to Germany’s sixteen, but sits third in rank with 6 gold, 6 silver, and 6 bronze. Canada is in seventh place with 2 gold and 1 silver.
Officially completed in the fall of 2008, The Whistler Sliding Centre joins 15 other bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks around the world in promoting and supporting the science of sliding. The fastest speed on record at this new facility is currently 153.98 km/h.
Bobsleigh made its Olympic debut with the Four-Man competition at Chamonix 1924, and has been a part of every Winter Games except Squaw Valley 1960. Two-Man Bobsleigh was added at Lake Placid 1932 and Two-Woman Bobsleigh was added at Salt Lake City 2002. Bobsleigh will have 86 years of consistent Olympic experience and development behind it at the 2010 Winter Games.
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Sources: http://www.vancouver2010.com/, http://www.olympic.org/, and http://wikipedia.org/.
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