Two-man bobsleigh live at the Olympics today: German duo favored - repeat of the 2018 gold coup?

Created: 02/14/2022Updated: 02/14/2022 12:56 p.m

By: Antonio Jose Riether

Francesco Friedrich and his brakeman Thorsten Margis won gold twice in 2018.

© Robert Michael/dpa

Three German duos will start in the two-man bobsleigh competition, one of which won two gold medals in 2018.

Will this also work in Yanqing?

The live ticker for the first runs.

• Germany can hope for medals in bobsleigh at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

• The German duo Francesco Friedrich/Thorsten Margis will start in the two-man bobsleigh competition.

• The first two runs start on Monday at 1.05 p.m., all information in the live ticker.

Update from February 14, 12:45 p.m .:

Will the duo Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis repeat their Olympic victory in Pyeongchang?

Or will one of the other German bobsleigh athletes end up on the podium?

The answer will be available from 1:05 p.m.!

Update from February 14, 12.10 p.m .:

Just under an hour until the first round in the two-man bobsleigh, in which the German team again calculates the chances of a podium finish.

It starts at 1.05 p.m. at the National Sliding Center in Yanqing!

First report from February 14th:

Yanqing - At the start of the week, the first two runs are due for the favorite German two-man bobsleigh starters.

The canal in the National Bobsleigh and Luge Center in Yanqing seems to suit the athletes from Germany, and they have already won a large number of medals in luge and skeleton.

Again and again, Francesco Friedrich is in focus, this year's flag bearer would be only too happy to repeat his coup in Pyeongchang.

Olympia 2022: Two-man bobsleigh in the live ticker - Friedrich and Margis celebrated two gold medals in Pyeongchang

At the Winter Games in South Korea, the 31-year-old was crowned Olympic champion in four-man and two-man bobsleigh.

Together with his brakeman Thorsten Margis, Friedrich wants to win the gold medal again and continue the German winning streak.

"Everything should be right for the race," said the contender for Olympic victory, despite his mediocre training runs, in which he finished eighth and fourth.

In contrast to Friedrich, Johannes Lochner was strong in training and set the best time in the fifth training run.

"It's really fun on the track, I'm very confident, I'll see that I can do four runs well, then we can also compete for the medals," said the Vice World Champion, who hopes for a podium finish with his brakeman Florian Bauer from Ohlstadt.

Olympia 2022: two-man bobsleigh competition in the live ticker - great competition for German starters

The Upper Bavarian bobsleigh pilot Christoph Hafer also showed an appealing performance with his brakeman Matthias Sommer and was even the fastest in the last training run.

“If a mistake happens here, one or two tenths are gone.

I want to get the best out of it," said Hafer.

Probably the biggest competitor for the German starters in 2-man bobsleigh is Canadian Justin Kripps, and Latvian Oskars Kibermanis and Rostislaw Gaitiukewitsch from Russia are also considered favourites.

The first rounds on Monday will set the course for the finale, the two decisive runs will follow on Tuesday afternoon (1.15 p.m. CET), after the four runs in total the new Olympic champion will be determined.

(ajr)