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Olympic veteran Edson Bindilatti says it's high time that Brazil's bobsleigh team finally ditched its nickname 'Frozen Bananas' and earned some respect on the ice track at the Winter Games.
Olympic veteran Edson Bindilatti says it's high time that Brazil's bobsleigh team finally ditched its nickname 'Frozen Bananas' and earned some respect on the ice track at the Winter Games.
The 42-year-old will pilot the Brazilian bobsleigh in both the two- and four-man events at the Beijing Olympics.
Bobsledder Edson Bindilatti is set to make his fifth and final appearance at the Winter Olympics after being named as part of Brazil’s 11-strong squad for Beijing 2022.
By Reuters Staff Slideshow ( 5 images ) SAO PAULO (Reuters) - They don’t have snow but they have athletic prowess and they have dreams and the Brazilian bobsled team are optimistic it will be fifth time lucky in their quest for a medal at the next Winter Olympics. Team captain Edson Bindilatti competed in the bobsled event at the Winter Olympics in 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018 and he thinks Brazil are getting closer and closer to glory. “We have high-level athletes here in Brazil, athletes with the same capability as any others in the world,” Bindilatti told Reuters. “We are very strong....