Utah Olympic Park
UOP
We ride Muni in Utah
Arriving on Muni
The course
The course
At the start...
At the start
The push-off
The push off
Team USA pushes off
Team USA pushes off
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA!
The swiss had HUGE bells
HUGE Swiss bells
Chillin' between runs
Chillin' Between Runs
At curve 4
At curve 4
The USA sled at Curve 4
USA sled at Curve 4


Japan takes the curve

Ireland peaks into view
Ireland peaks into view
Latvia zips by
Latvia zips by

More at Curve 4

Results

Germany1 - 3:10.11
LANGEN/ ZIMMERMANN
Swiss1 - 3:10.20
REICH/ANDERHUB
Swiss2 - 3:10.62
ANNEN/HEFTI
The shade boys keep things cool
Shade boys keep it cool

Japan on run 2
Japan on Run 2
UOP at twilight
UOP at twilight
Round the corner
Round the corner

Another corner

 

Bobsleds pass a few feet from your head at a dizzying 85 miles per hour. Crowds of people line the track, and gather thickly at the curves. A rumble, a strain of the crowd leaning in, a blur of color and the bobsleigh is gone. There were over 20 teams, each running twice, so there were plenty of chances to see, hear and feel the bobsled experience. It's not obvious on TV, but the track starts high up on hills, then snakes down to the finish line. We hiked up to see the sleds being pushed, then worked our way down to catch the final results. Although the US teams did not capture any medals in the 2-man, they did make a respectable showing, coming in 4th, only .03 seconds too slow.

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