Friday and Saturday were the Bobsled races.. and the major reason we went to the olympics!!
Friday was the COLDEST and wettest snow I have ever seen!! The flakes were literally the size of golf balls. We were outside for quite some time. We got to the track early so we could get front row bleacher seats at the finish line. It was so great to be so close to all the action. When it was Mike's time to go (he was 12th) we were all so super excited and were all over CTV. We had "Team Kohn" hats that stood out in the crowd!
Saturday was the big day- the finals.
USA 1 (steve holcomb in 1st with a .40 lead) Keep in mind that in the sport of bobsled usually thousandths of a second is what seperates the tops sleds. In the Women's 2-man .01 separated the silver from the bronze medal. So we were really excited.
USA2(john napier) 11th after a crash and USA (Mike Kohn!!) 13th after lots of adversity -- one of his teammates was arrested 2 nights before the first heat due to a domestic violence dispute with his fiance, and then Friday - one of the guys slipped getting into the sled and almost didn't make it in at the start.
Mike's racing and qualifying was such an accomplishment since he came out of retirement about 2 weeks ago to make the Olympic team.
It was SO exciting standing at the finish cheering for all of the athletes! I can't even describe how cool it is to be at Olympic events with the best athletes in the world. They are all so dedicated and motivated to always do their best.
Final Standings:
Gold: Steve Holcomb- USA1
Silver: Andre Lange- Germany 1
Bronze: Linden Rush- Canada 1
Mike came in 13th!! We are SO proud of him!!!!
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