Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB crash as dominant Francesco Friedrich retains two-man bobsleigh title in German 1-2-3

Francesco Friedrich put Germany back on track in sliding sports at the Winter Olympics by leading a one-two-three, as he continued his bobsleigh dominance to retain the two-man title with Thorsten Margis — but there was drama as Team GB crashed during the third run. British pair Brad Hall and Nick Gleeson went into the event with hopes of a medal, but they were ended after two sub-par runs on the opening day.

Heading into the final heats, they sat 11th and with Hall looking to push the limits of the sled, they crashed in the penultimate run before recovering to return for the final round, eventually finishing an impressive 11th given the circumstances — where they started the day. Ad/> Friedrich saw off a challenge from his rival German pilot Johannes Lochner, who finished with a silver medal alongside Florian Bauer, with Christoph Hafer and Matthias Sommer taking bronze.

It is the first time there has ever been a German sweep of medals in Olympic bobsleigh. Beijing 2022Hall and Gleeson point to gap in funding after opening day two-man bobsleigh disappointment19 HOURS AGO Going into day two, Friedrich was under pressure from Lochner but began heat three with a 0.15-second advantage.

But he began on fire, setting a new track record in the first run of the day. Lochner followed that up with his worst run of the competition so far, meaning Friedrich’s advantage immediately jumped to 0.45 seconds.

Luckily for Lochner, the Russian Olympic Committee pair of Rostislav Gaitiukevich and Aleksei Laptev were not able to eat away at the gap between themselves and bronze medal position, which was to be occupied by another German pair, as pilot Hafer moved up to third alongside Sommer. Despite starting the Games with high