Beijing 2022: 'Gutting to watch' - Greg Rutherford left devastated by Bard Hall and Nick Gleeson two-man bobsleigh crash

Greg Rutherford admits he was devastated to see the Team GB two-man bobsleigh team crash out of the event on Tuesday. Brad Hall and Nick Gleeson went into the event with hopes of a medal but saw hopes fade after sub-par runs in heats one and two a day earlier. Ad/> Heading into the final heats in 11th place they crashed in the penultimate run before recovering to return for the final round, eventually finishing in the same position they started the day.

/> Beijing 2022'Phenomenal, textbook performance' — Friedrich retains two-man bobsleigh title4 HOURS AGO Both men thankfully walked away from the incident. Speaking in the Eurosport cube, Rutherford cursed the ‘fine margins’ that saw the pair crash out. “It was gutting to watch,” he said.

“I was genuinely devastated. “As soon as he had his tap, I literally just shouted, ‘he's gonna go over here...’ and you see him try and save it. “He's trying to move his body across, but its gone too far, and he's gone over and he's had that crash, which was actually devastating.

GB crash as dominant Friedrich retains two-man bobsleigh title in German 1-2-3 Brits Hall and Gleeson in scary high-speed bobsleigh crash Hall and Gleeson point to gap in funding after opening day two-man bobsleigh disappointment “These are the fine margins if you get something slightly wrong. “Brad was giving it everything, he’s a fantastic driver with Nick Gleeson on the back as well — one of the best British bobsledders we've probably ever had. “It was remarkable.