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USA Bobsledders and Bo-Dyn 'golden' once again
WINTERBERG, Germany (Dec. 16) -- Bo-Dyn bobsleds were running fast once again over the weekend in Winterberg, Germany, as Steve Holcomb took gold in his four-man ?"?Night Train?"? bobsled. In a tight race, Team USA racer John Napier finished fifth in the same event.
Erin Pac raced to a bronze in the ladies competition, just .01 of a second from the silver medal. Pac?s medal continued the success of the Bo-Dyn sled in women?s racing as it came on the heels of Shauna Rohbock?s victory the previous week in Italy.
The victory at the World Cup stop in Winterberg was the third straight for Holcomb with his four-man crew. It pushed the Germans back to places 2-3-4, including runner-up Andre Lange, the most decorated Olympic bobsledder in history.
The USA men?s team has won six of the last seven four-man World Cup races dating back to last season. The USA men are hoping Bo-Dyn technology will help them end an Olympic gold medal drought dating back 62 years to 1948 when they race in the Vancouver Winter Games two months from now.
Meanwhile, American women are looking to add to their medal achievements at the upcoming Olympics. The sport was introduced in 2002 when Jill Bakken, guiding a Bo-Dyn sled, brought home a gold medal in Salt Lake City. Four years later, Rohbock tacked on the Olympic silver medal at the Torino Games in Italy.
The USA men and women will continue this weekend at the demanding course in Altenberg, Germany, before the World Cup circuit takes its holiday break.
Meanwhile, the Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering is preparing for its fifth edition in Lake Placid Jan. 8-10. The event, featuring NASCAR and NHRA drivers, raises money and awareness for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project Inc. This initiative continues the evolution of Bo-Dyn technology in its quest to bring American athletes to the pinnacle of the sport.
The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project accepts and public support of its Made-in-America efforts. Donation's can be made online at www.bodinebobsled.com.
For more information on the U.S. teams, please log on to www.usbsf.com.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering, please log on to www.bodinebobsled.com.
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