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Bobsledding
 * Bobsleigh** or **bobsled** is a winter sport​ in which teams of two or four make timed runs that are combined to make your final score you slide down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.Although sledding on snow or ice had been popular in many northern countries, bobsleighing is a relatively modern sport. It originates from two crestas (skeleton sleds) being attached together with a board and a steering mechanism being attached to the front cresta. Modern tracks are made of concrete, coated with artificial ice. They are required to have at least one straight section and one labyrinth (three turns in quick succession without a straight section). Ideally, a modern track should be 1200 to 1300 metres long and have at least fifteen curves. Speeds may exceed 130 km/h, and some curves can subject the crews to as much as 5 g`s.



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Steve Holcomb Steve Holcomb began the sport of bobsled as a push athlete in 1998. In 2002 he began driving and reached the podium in eight out of eight races on the America's Cup circuit. In 2006 Holcomb placed 14th in 2-man and sixth in 4-man at the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. In 2010 it was a different story. He won gold in the 4-man and came in 6th in the 2-man with Curtis Tomasevicz.

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