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Why are Germans always so good at bobsledding?
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:44 am
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:44 am
Talent development or technology? I read that they benefit from BMW engineering teams.
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:48 am to Rouxdee
It sounds like their sled technology is above and beyond all others
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:49 am to Rouxdee
Good question…I was just thinking about this….
IMO, it has got to be that the programs are just more developed due to the popularity of winter sports in the country.
IMO, it has got to be that the programs are just more developed due to the popularity of winter sports in the country.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:50 am to WillieD
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sounds like their sled technology is above and beyond all others
Yeah but the maintenance costs are ridiculous.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:50 am to Spankum
US pilot looked drunk on that run 
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:52 am to SquatchDawg
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Yeah but the maintenance costs are ridiculous.
Great reply
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:54 am to WillieD
Sled technology and significant number (relatively speaking) of places for their elite athletes to train.
I believe the US has two places. Most countries have one (or none). I think the Germans have four or five so they aren’t just memorizing a single course.
I believe the US has two places. Most countries have one (or none). I think the Germans have four or five so they aren’t just memorizing a single course.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:55 am to Spocks Brain
quote:Dude was all over the road.
US pilot looked drunk on that run
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:56 am to Spocks Brain
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US pilot looked drunk on that run
I have noticed shite like this all through the games…our sleds look like a pinball game bouncing between walls!
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:59 am to Spankum
There was a NASCAR owner or driver (it’s been like two decades and I’m not a NASCAR guy so I can’t remember) who was significantly involved in US bobsledding and within a couple of years, the men won the Olympics.
I think funds make a huge difference.
I think funds make a huge difference.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:16 am to Rouxdee
There’s a WWII Nazi joke somewhere in here but I’m too hopped up on hockey to work on it.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:18 am to Keys Open Doors
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I think funds make a huge difference
I would not doubt this at all….
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:26 am to Keys Open Doors
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Sled technology and significant number (relatively speaking) of places for their elite athletes to train.
They said at the beginning of the Olympics that there are 12 facilities in the world to train.
4 of those are in Germany.
"Numbers" and "competition".
More people can grow and develop in the sport. But there are a limited number of spots available, so every practice run is stressful and important.
Imagine the Alabama football roster in 60s and 70s.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:29 am to Rouxdee
They were a powerhouse in the East German days and that was in just about all the sledding events.
Maybe some of the old infrastructure is still in place.
Maybe some of the old infrastructure is still in place.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:47 am to Rouxdee
Ever wonder why Sweden and Finland are very good at hockey but Norway is not into hockey at all?
Posted on 2/22/26 at 1:07 pm to Rouxdee
Money, Germans like sledding and sponsorship $$ = a good living.
Not so much anywhere else. In the US all the potential sledders are playing football.
Not so much anywhere else. In the US all the potential sledders are playing football.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 1:53 pm to OhioLSUfan
They've been training they're whole lives. Most US winter olympic athletes converted from other sports and been training only a few years.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 2:30 pm to Rhodesia
Posted on 2/22/26 at 2:31 pm to Keys Open Doors
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There was a NASCAR owner or driver (it’s been like two decades and I’m not a NASCAR guy so I can’t remember) who was significantly involved in US bobsledding and within a couple of years, the men won the Olympics.
That was one of the Bodine brothers I believe
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