In the third run, Friedrich again set a track record, so that the second two-man bobsleigh Olympic gold was within reach for the German flag bearer before the final run. Friedrich finally secured it with another sovereign performance in the Sliding Center Yanqing.
Lochner with brakeman Florian Bauer and Hafer with Matthias Sommer also had reason to celebrate – they celebrated their first Olympic medals.
Germany dominates in the ice channel
After four Olympic victories in luge and two gold medals in skeleton, it was Germany’s seventh triumph in the ice track. Friedrich will start as a favorite in the foursome next weekend. Here, too, he had won gold in Pyeongchang in 2018.
Source: red, dpa, sid