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Germany — unquestionably the world’s sliding superpower — became the first nation to sweep the medals in an Olympic bobsled race on Tuesday, grabbing gold, silver and bronze in the two-man event at the Beijing Games.

With two heats to go, it looks as though either Francesco Friedrich or Johannes Lochner – both of Germany – will grab two-man bobsled gold.

Germany becomes the first nation to sweep gold, silver and bronze in the two-man bobsled at the Olympics.

BEIJING (AP) — Eins, zwei, drei. In German, that means one, two, three. And for the German bobsled team, it also means history. Germany — unquestionably the world’s sliding superpower — became the first nation to sweep the medals in an Olympic bobsled race on Tuesday, grabbing gold, silver and bronze in the two-man event at the Beijing Games.

BEIJING (AP) — Eins, zwei, drei. In German, that means one, two, three. And for the German bobsled team, it also means history. Germany — unquestionably the world’s sliding superpower — became the first nation to sweep the medals in an Olympic bobsled race on Tuesday, grabbing gold, silver and bronze in the two-man event at the Beijing Games.

SIGULDA, Latvia - Canadian bobsledder Christine de Bruin captured her second gold medal of the season, winning the monobob at a World Cup on Saturday.

Russia's Rostislav Gaitiukevich celebrated his first International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup victory alongside compatriot Mikhail Mordasov in the two-man bobsleigh event in Sigulda in Latvia.

Russia's Rostislav Gaitiukevich celebrated his first International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup victory alongside compatriot Mikhail Mordasov in the two-man bobsleigh event in Sigulda in Latvia.

SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany was undefeated in 2021. He won’t repeat the feat in 2022. Friedrich’s 21-race World Cup winning streak was snapped Saturday, after his worst finish in more than four years.