The Germans remain right at home on China’s Olympic sliding track.
Winners of gold medals in seven of the eight sliding events so far at …
The Germans remain right at home on China’s Olympic sliding track. Winners of gold medals in seven of the eight sliding events so far at the Beijing Games, Germany has put itself in prime position to add more hardware to its record-setting total — holding down the top two spots at the midway point of the women’s bobsled competition Friday night. Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi have a commanding half-second lead after two runs, with a combined time of 2:02.05. Defending Olympic champion Mariama Jamanka and Alexandra Burghardt are second, in 2:02.55. « Today was a really good show, » Nolte said. « We have to do the same tomorrow. » And the U.S. is third, with four-time medalist Elana Meyers Taylor and brakeman Sylvia Hoffman finishing their first two runs in 2:02.79 — well ahead of Canada’s Christine de Bruin, who posted a two-run time with brakeman Kristen Bujnowski of 2:03.21. « I’m just going to go out there and have fun tomorrow, » said Meyers Taylor, who has hinted that she may retire after these Olympics. « It’s been a long journey and I’m just going to enjoy the heck out of it. I feel really good right now. I’m going to go get some rest and get after it tomorrow.
