Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-man

Last updated

Contents

Two-man
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
Venue Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea
Dates18–19 February
Competitors60 from 18 nations
Winning time3:16.86
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Justin Kripps
Alexander Kopacz
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Gold medal icon.svg Francesco Friedrich
Thorsten Margis
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
  2014
2022  

The two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 18 and 19 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. [1] Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz of Canada and Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany shared gold after the two teams recorded exactly the same time after four runs. [2] [3] [4] Oskars Melbārdis and Jānis Strenga of Latvia won the bronze medal.

Qualification

The top three countries in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh season (including the World Cup, Europe races and Americas Cup) were awarded the maximum three sleds. The next six countries were awarded two sleds each. The remaining nine sleds were awarded to nine different countries, with South Korea being awarded a slot as host nation. [5] [6]

Results

The first two runs were held on 18 February and the last two runs were held on 19 February. [7]

RankBibCountryAthletesRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalBehind
Gold medal icon.svg6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Justin Kripps
Alexander Kopacz
49.1049.3949.0949.283:16.86
Gold medal icon.svg7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Francesco Friedrich
Thorsten Margis
49.2249.4648.96 TR49.223:16.86
Bronze medal icon.svg13Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Oskars Melbārdis
Jānis Strenga
49.08 TR49.5449.0849.213:16.91+0.05
411Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Nico Walther
Christian Poser
49.1249.2749.3249.353:17.06+0.20
510Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Johannes Lochner
Christopher Weber
49.2449.3449.0949.473:17.14+0.28
630Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Won Yun-jong
Seo Young-woo
49.5049.3949.1549.363:17.40+0.54
714Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nick Poloniato
Jesse Lumsden
49.4849.4849.3349.453:17.74+0.88
815Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Benjamin Maier
Markus Sammer
49.4149.4749.3249.563:17.76+0.90
99Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Oskars Ķibermanis
Matīss Miknis
49.2149.5749.3249.703:17.80+0.94
108Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Christopher Spring
Lascelles Brown
49.3849.5849.5649.723:18.24+1.38
1112Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Rico Peter
Simon Friedli
49.7249.5349.5249.493:18.26+1.40
122Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brad Hall
Joel Fearon
49.3749.5049.6749.803:18.34+1.48
1323Flag of France.svg  France Romain Heinrich
Dorian Hauterville
49.7449.7349.5549.463:18.48+1.62
1419Flag of the United States.svg  United States Justin Olsen
Evan Weinstock
49.6649.5549.5349.803:18.54+1.68
1524Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Markus Treichl
Kilian Walch
49.6749.6749.5649.663:18.56+1.70
1617Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Clemens Bracher
Michael Kuonen
49.7349.9049.6449.563:18.83+1.97
1721Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Dominik Dvořák
Jakub Nosek
49.7049.6349.6749.863:18.86+2.00
1826Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Mihai Cristian Tentea
Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi
49.6949.7249.9349.643:18.98+2.12
1925Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Rudy Rinaldi
Boris Vain
49.8549.6949.6849.803:19.02+2.16
2018Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia Alexey Stulnev
Vasiliy Kondratenko
49.7749.9949.7449.873:19.37+2.51
2116Flag of the United States.svg  United States Nick Cunningham
Hakeem Abdul-Saboor
49.9650.1149.622:29.69
223Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Lucas Mata
David Mari
49.8850.0449.872:29.79
2329Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Jan Vrba
Jakub Havlín
49.9350.0749.862:29.86
2422Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Mateusz Luty
Krzysztof Tylkowski
49.8750.1049.922:29.89
2520Flag of the United States.svg  United States Codie Bascue
Sam McGuffie
50.0350.1649.902:30.09
2627Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Li Chunjian
Wang Sidong
50.1350.2150.152:30.49
271Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Edson Bindilatti
Edson Ricardo Martins
50.1450.2250.352:30.71
285Olympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia Maxim Andrianov
Yury Selikhov (Run 1-2)
Ruslan Samitov (Run 3)
50.2750.5849.982:30.83
2928Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Jin Jian
Shi Hao
50.4750.1750.332:30.97
304Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia Dražen Silić
Benedikt Nikpalj
50.7650.9150.992:32.66

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Kripps</span> Canadian bobsledder

Justin Kripps is a Canadian bobsledder and an Olympic champion in two-man bobsleigh following his gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Kripps won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2017 World Championships and a bronze in the mixed team event at the 2012 World Championships. He has competed in the sport since 2006 and has many World Cup podiums. During the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, he finished the season first in the two-man and overall, to win the Crystal Globe as overall champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francesco Friedrich</span> German bobsledder (born 1990)

Francesco Friedrich is a German bobsledder who has been active since 2006. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he and his brakeman Thorsten Margis tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for the gold medal in the two-man competition. Friedrich also won gold outright in the four-man event alongside Margis, Candy Bauer and Martin Grothkopp, making Friedrich the fifth German pilot to win two-man and four-man golds at the same Games, after Andreas Ostler in 1952, Meinhard Nehmer in 1976, Wolfgang Hoppe in 1984 and André Lange in 2006. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Friedrich and Margis again won the gold medal with both sleighs. Friedrich previously competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the doubles and fours and finished in eighth and tenth place, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olympic Sliding Centre</span>

The Olympic Sliding Centre is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is located in Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The centre is located between the Alpensia and Yongpyong Resort. The venue is one of only two operating sliding facilities in Asia, along with the Spiral in Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, from 9 to 25 February 2018, as the host nation. It was represented by 122 competitors[a] in all 15 disciplines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thorsten Margis</span> German bobsledder (born 1989)

Thorsten Margis is a German bobsledder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germany at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Germany competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 153 competitors in 14 sports. They won 31 medals in total, 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze, ranking second in the medal table after Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Germany excelled in ice track events, biathlon, Nordic combined and Ski jumping. The men's ice hockey team took a silver medal, having lost a closely contested final to Olympic Athletes from Russia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austria at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Austria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 105 competitors in 12 sports. They won 14 medals in total: five gold, three silver and six bronze; ranking 10th in the medal table.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

France competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 106 competitors in 11 sports. They won 15 medals in total, five gold, four silver and six bronze, ranking 9th in the medal table.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latvia at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Latvia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 34 competitors in 9 sports. They won one bronze medal in two-man bobsleigh and ranked 28th in the medal table.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 58 competitors in 11 sports. They won five medals in total, one gold and four bronze, ranking 19th in the medal table.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">China at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

China competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. China competed in 12 sports, participating in bobsleigh, skeleton, and ski jumping for the first time. China won 9 medals in total.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croatia at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Croatia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 19 competitors in four sports.

The two-man women's bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 20 and 21 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 24 and 25 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the debut for the country at the Winter Olympics. The delegation consisted of three bobsledders, who finished 19th in the two-woman competition, and skeleton racer Simidele Adeagbo who came in 20th in the women's event.

Alexander Kopacz is a Canadian bobsledder and the reigning Olympic co-champion in the two-man bobsleigh event. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kopacz and pilot Justin Kripps tied with the German team of Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis for the gold medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cam Stones</span> Canadian bobsledder

Cameron Stones is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The two-man competition in bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February and 15 February, at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District of Beijing. The event was won by Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis who repeated their 2018 success. Johannes Lochner and Florian Bauer won the silver medal, and Christoph Hafer and Matthias Sommer the bronze medal, for each of them the first Olympic medal. This was the only podium sweep at the 2022 Olympics.

The four-man competition in bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 19 February and 20 February, at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District of Beijing. Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, and Alexander Schüller of Germany won the gold medal, and Friedrich thereby successfully defended his 2018 Olympic title. Germany-2 driven by Johannes Lochner won the silver medal, and Canada-1, driven by Justin Kripps, won the bronze.

References

  1. "Venues". www.pyeongchang2018.com/. Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Winter Olympics: Canada and Germany share two-man bobsleigh gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Bobsleigh: Canada, Germany in golden dead-heat". Reuters. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. "Canada's Justin Kripps ties for gold with Germany in two-man bobsleigh". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeonChang 2018 Bobsleigh" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.