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U.S. Four-Man Bobsled With Caleb Furnell Finishes 11th at Milan Cortina

A slick patch out of the start in Heat 3 cost the Horn-piloted U.S. crew time, leaving them 2.37 seconds off the gold pace.

Overview

  • The U.S. sled piloted by Kris Horn with push athletes Caleb Furnell, Hunter Powell, and Carsten Vissering posted a four-heat total of 3:39.94.
  • Heat 3 clocked 55.22 after the sled skidded out of the gate despite the third-best start, and Heat 4 was 55.11 with the second-best start, according to Olympics.com.
  • Germany’s Johannes Lochner won gold in 3:37.57, with fellow German Francesco Friedrich taking silver and Switzerland’s Michael Vogt earning bronze.
  • Thorsten Margis, a push athlete on Lochner’s crew, now holds five Olympic bobsled gold medals, according to news reports.
  • Team USA’s second sled, piloted by Frankie del Duca, finished 12th overall in 3:40.06 after the Horn sled sat ninth at the halfway mark.