Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-man

The two-man bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....

competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre

Whistler Sliding Centre

The Whistler Sliding Centre is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Whistler, British Columbia, that is north of Vancouver. The centre is part of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, which comprises two ski mountains separated by Fitzsimmons Creek...

in Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...

on 20–21 February. The German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

team of André Lange

André Lange

André Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia....

and Kevin Kuske

Kevin Kuske

Kevin Kuske is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has four gold medals and one silver medal....

were the defending Olympic champions

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in this event. Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

's team of Ivo Rüegg and Cedric Grand

Cedric Grand

Cédric Grand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1997 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....

were the defending world champions

FIBT World Championships 2009

The FIBT World Championships 2009, officially known as the Bauhaus FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, 20 February to 1 March 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York for the ninth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 , and...

in this event. The test event held at the Olympic venue was won by the German duo of Thomas Florschütz and Marc Kühne

Marc Kühne

Marc Kühne is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. He won two medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in the mixed team and a silver in the two-man ....

. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

(southeast of Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

) on 23 January 2010 and was won by the Swiss

Switzerland

duo of Beat Hefti

Beat Hefti

Beat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals ....

and Thomas Lamparter

Thomas Lamparter

Thomas Lamparter is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....

while Rüegg won the overall World Cup in the two-man event.

Records

While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic record

Olympic record

Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...

s, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.

The start and track records were set at the test event for the 2010 Games on 6 February 2009.

Type	Date	Team	Time
Start	6 February 2009	Beat Hefti Beat Hefti Beat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals .... Thomas Lamparter Thomas Lamparter Thomas Lamparter is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....	4.70
Track	6 February 2009	Beat Hefti Beat Hefti Beat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals .... Thomas Lamparter Thomas Lamparter Thomas Lamparter is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....	51.95

Qualifying teams

On 20 January 2010, the FIBT announced that the following teams had qualified for the 2010 Games: This was finalized on 26 January 2010.

Three teams, , and .

Two teams, , , , , .

One team, , , , , , , , and .

Practice

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics

The bobsleigh competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre between 20 and 27 February 2010.-Medal table:-Events:Three bobsleigh events were held at Vancouver 2010:- Competition schedule :...

practice began on 17 February 2010 with the two-man event. Eight crashes among 57 runs took place that day. Three crashes occurred during the 18 February 2010 two-man training session. Among the crashes in the two-man event were Switzerland's Beat Hefti

Beat Hefti

Beat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals ....

and Daniel Schmid who both withdrew from the two man event. Meanwhile Latvia's Janis Minins

Janis Minins

Jānis Miņins is a Latvian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York, earning the country its first championship medal ever.In the 2004–05 season his best placing was a sixth place in the 4-man...

withdrew to appendicitis

Appendicitis

Appendicitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix. It is classified as a medical emergency and many cases require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Untreated, mortality is high, mainly because of the risk of rupture leading to...

and the emergency surgery

Surgery

Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

that followed on 12 February. Minins returned to competition for the four-man event eleven days later though he withdrew from the four-man event on 25 February to crashing twice during practice where one of his crews suffering a concussion and another suffering bruised lungs and elbows.

Results

The first two runs took place on 20 February at 17:00 PST and 18:30 PST. On 21 February, the final two runs were scheduled to take place at 13:30 PST and 14:45 PST, but started at 16:00 PST for run three and 17:35 PST for run four to unseasonable warm weather. Temperatures reached 10 °C (50 °F) on the afternoon of the 20th and were expected to reach 12 °C (53.6 °F) on the afternoon of the 21st.

First run start order was released on the afternoon of 19 February 2010.

Australia 2 crashed out in run 1 while Great Britain 1 was disqualified when the brakeman Money was ejected from his sled during the first run. Austria 1 was disqualified for violating the total weight rule. Liechtenstein 1 crashed out during the first run and finished, but did not start the second run of the event.

For run 3, Bisset replace Brown in Canada 1 while Harvey replaced Ryan in Australia 1. Italy 1 was disqualified in run 3 for reasons not given. Only the top 20 teams competed in the fourth run. No crashes occurred in the final two runs of the event. Lange tied the track record in the third run that was sent by Florschütz in the second run. The German duo of Lange and Kuske won his record fourth gold medal in bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics and became the second repeat winners of the two-man event after Switzerland

Switzerland

's Gustav Weder

Gustav Weder

Gustav Weder is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s...

and Donat Acklin

Donat Acklin

Donat Acklin is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two gold , one silver , and one bronze .Acklin also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold and two silvers...

won the event in both 1992

Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Two-man:February 16, 1992-Four-man:February 22, 1992-Medal table:-References:**...

and 1994

Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results- Two-man :February 19/February 20, 1994- Four-man :February 26/February 27, 1994- Medal table :- References :**...

.

Time listed at top in italics is start time while time below is the track time. SR - Start Record. TR - Track Record. Top finishes in both times are in boldface.

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Rank	Bib	Athletes	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total
	4	André Lange André Lange André Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia.... Kevin Kuske Kevin Kuske Kevin Kuske is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has four gold medals and one silver medal....	4.81 51.59	4.81 51.72	4.83 51.57-TR	4.82 51.77	3:26.65
	2	Thomas Florschütz Richard Adjei Richard Adjei Richard Adjei is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2007 and former American football linebacker.-Biography:...	4.79 51.57-TR	4.79 51.85	4.84 51.62	4.82 51.83	3:26.87
	7	Alexandr Zubkov Alexey Voyevoda	4.78 51.79	4.78 52.02	4.79 51.80	4.78 51.90	3:27.51
	1	Ivo Rüegg Cedric Grand Cedric Grand Cédric Grand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1997 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Turin in 2006....	4.86 51.76	4.86 52.18	4.86 51.92	4.85 51.99	3:27.85
	9	Pierre Lueders Pierre Lueders Pierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2010. He piloted both two-man and four-man bobsleigh, retiring after the 2010 Winter Olympics... Jesse Lumsden Jesse Lumsden Jesse Lumsden is a retired Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders and Olympic bobsledder for Canada.-Football:Lumsden is the son of former CFL fullback Neil Lumsden...	4.78 51.94	4.79 52.12	4.82 51.87	4.79 51.94	3:27.87
	6	Steve Holcomb Curtis Tomasevicz Curtis Tomasevicz Curtis Tomasevicz is an American former college football player for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, and bobsledder who has competed since 2004...	4.79 51.89	4.82 52.04	4.84 51.98	4.86 52.03	3:27.94
	11	Dmitry Abramovitch Dmitry Abramovitch Dmitry Abramovitch is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2005. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was tied for second in a four-man event at Park City, Utah on 14 November 2009.... Sergey Prudnikov Sergey Prudnikov Sergey Prudnikov is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was tied for second in the four-man event at Park City, Utah on 14 November 2009....	4.81 52.03	4.82 52.40	4.84 52.11	4.84 51.92	3:28.46
	25	Edgars Maskalāns Edgars Maskalāns Edgars Maskalāns is a Latvian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was fifth in the four-man event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2008.... Daumants Dreiškens Daumants Dreiškens Daumants Dreiškens is a Latvian bobsledder who has competed since 2003. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York,...	4.85 52.16	4.83 52.32	4.87 52.17	4.86 52.43	3:29.08
	3	Karl Angerer Karl Angerer Karl Angerer is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. He won a gold medal in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... Gregor Bermbach Gregor Bermbach Gregor Bermbach is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2006. He has two World Cup victories in the four-man events during the 2008-09 season....	4.84 52.23	4.84 52.43	4.89 52.19	4.88 52.44	3:29.29
10	8	John Napier John Napier (bobsleigh) John Napier is an American bobsled driver and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He won the two-man event at the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships with Cory Butner. At the 2009 FIBT World Championships, he placed 17th in the two-man event with T.J... Steven Langton Steven Langton Steven Langton is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup result was first in the four-man event at Whistler and Lake Placid on November - December 2010....	4.89 52.28	4.89 52.45	4.91 52.31	4.93 52.36	3:29.40
11	14	Nicolae Istrate Nicolae Istrate Nicolae Istrate is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the two-man event at Vancouver in 2010.... Florin Cezar Craciun Florin Cezar Craciun Florin Cezar Craciun is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 11th in the two-man event and 15th in the four-man event....	4.85 52.19	4.84 52.41	4.87 52.40	4.87 52.43	3:29.43
12	13	Mike Kohn Mike Kohn Mike Kohn is an American bobsledder who has competed since 1990. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Nick Cunningham Nick Cunningham Nick Cunningham is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2008.a St. MoritzCunningham also finished 11th in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York....	4.91 52.47	4.91 52.71	4.94 52.25	4.93 52.35	3:29.78
13	16	Ivo Danilevic Ivo Danilevic Ivo Danilevič is a Czech bobsledder who has competed since 1996. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the four-man event at Vancouver in 2010.... Jan Stoklaska Jan Stokláska Jan Stokláska is a Czech bobsledder who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 12th in the four-man event and 13th in the two-man event....	4.90 52.73	4.89 52.59	4.95 52.52	4.90 52.44	3:30.28
14	10	Edwin van Calker Edwin Van Calker Edwin van Calker is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was third in the two-man event at St. Moritz in January 2010.... Sybren Jansma Sybren Jansma Sybren Jansma is a Dutch bobsledder. Jansma started with international bobsleigh competitions in the 2002 and was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. However, Jansma developed himself to become Glas's main compatriot in the years to...	4.77 52.37	4.81 52.83	4.83 52.63	4.83 52.62	3:30.45
15	5	Lyndon Rush Lyndon Rush Lyndon Rush is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2004.Rush also won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... Lascelles Brown Lascelles Brown Lascelles Brown is a Jamaican-born Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 1999 . Competing in three Winter Olympics, he is the first Jamaican-born athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal... (Runs 1-2) David Bissett David Bissett (bobsleigh) David Bissett is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2005. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Vancouver in 2010 Winter Olympics.... (Runs 3-4)	*4.76* 51.67	*4.75* 54.70	4.87 51.93	4.85 52.16	3:30.46
16	19	Dawid Kupczyk Dawid Kupczyk Dawid Andrzej Kupczyk is a Polish bobsledder who has competed since 1997. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 14th in the four-man event at Vancouver in 2010.... Marcin Niewiara Marcin Niewiara Marcin Piotr Niewiara is a Polish bobsledder who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 14th in the four-man event and 16th in the two-man event....	4.90 52.45	4.89 52.91	4.91 52.42	4.93 52.72	3:30.50
17	18	Fabrizio Tosini Fabrizio Tosini Fabrizio Tosini is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 1989. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th both in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 and in the four-man event at Turin in 2006.... Sergio Riva Sergio Riva Sergio Riva is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. He finished 17th in the two-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	4.94 52.84	4.95 52.83	4.96 52.34	4.95 52.65	3:30.66
18	15	Jürgen Loacker Jürgen Loacker Jürgen Loacker is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 13th in the four-man event at Turin in 2006.... Christian Hackl Christian Hackl Christian Hackl is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 18th in the two-man event while crashing out in the four-man event....	4.97 52.55	4.98 52.86	4.99 52.73	4.98 52.64	3:30.78
19	21	Patrice Servelle Patrice Servelle Patrice Servelle is a Monegasque bobsledder who has competed since 1994. His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second in the two-man event at Calgary in December 2010. This was also Monaco's first ever World Cup medal.... Sébastien Gattuso Sebastien Gattuso Sébastien Gattuso is a Monegasque athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Menton, France. In 2006 he was banned for six months after testing positive for finasteride, a drug that can be used to mask use of steroids....	4.94 52.96	4.96 52.61	4.96 52.71	4.98 52.56	3:30.84
20	20	Milan Jagnešák Milan Jagnesak Milan Jagnešák is a Slovakian bobsledder who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 20th twice .... Petr Narovec Petr Narovec Petr Narovec is a Slovak bobsledder who has competed since 2009. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 20th in the two-man event while crashing out in the four-man event....	5.03 53.18	5.01 53.16	5.03 52.73	5.02 52.99	3:32.06
21	23	Hiroshi Suzuki Hiroshi Suzuki (bobsleigh) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1992. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in both the two-man and four-man events at Lillehammer in 1994... Ryuichi Kobayashi Ryuichi Kobayashi is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 21st in both the two-man and four-man events at Vancouver in 2010....	4.91 53.24	4.91 53.30	4.93 53.13

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Christopher Spring

Christopher Spring is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he competed for his country of birth, Australia and finished 22nd in the two-man event....

Duncan Harvey

Duncan Harvey is an Australian bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He finished 29th in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York....

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Anthony Ryan (Run 3)||4.86
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Simone Bertazzo

Simone Bertazzo is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 2001. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz....

Samuele Romanini

Samuele Romanini is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 2001. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz....

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| || 22 || align="left"| || align="left"| Michael Klingler

Michael Klingler

Michael Klingler is a bobsledder from Liechtenstein who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he crashed out in the two-man event and withdrew from the four-man event....

Thomas Dürr

Thomas Dürr (bobsleigh athlete)

Thomas Dürr is a bobsledder from Liechtenstein who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he crashed out in the two-man event and withdrew from the four-man event....

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||| 27 || align="left"| || align="left"| Jeremy Rollestone

Jeremy Rollestone

Jeremy Rollestone is an Australian bobsledder who competed from 2000 to 2006, then returned in 2008 to prepare to compete for the 2010 Winter Olympics...

Duncan Pugh

Duncan Michael Pugh is an Australian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. He competed in lesser known events, earning his best finish of third in a two-man event in Calgary in December 2009....

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| || 26 || align="left"| || align="left"| Wolfgang Stampfer

Wolfgang Stampfer

Wolfgang Stampfer is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 1993. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002....

Juergen Mayer

Juergen Mayer is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was third in a four-man event at Lake Placid, New York on 22 November 2009....

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| || 24 || align="left"| || align="left"| John James Jackson

John James Jackson

John Jackson is a British bobsledder and Royal Marines commando.-Career:He took up bobsleighing at the age of 28 and in September 2005 he trialled at the University of Bath and won a place in the Europa Cup Team. Just 4 months later he was selected to compete as a driver in the Europa Cup team...

Dan Money

Dan Money is a British bobsledder who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 17th in the four-man event while crashing out in the two-man event whilst in 8th place....

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External links

2010 Winter Olympics results: Two-Man (heat 1), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-20.
2010 Winter Olympics results: Two-Man (heat 2), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-20.
2010 Winter Olympics results: Two-Man (heat 3), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-20.
2010 Winter Olympics results: Two-Man (heat 4), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-20.

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