I don't care what the rest of the world thinks, they're still my bobsled team!
Hard to picture a more graceful catastrophe than this, folks:
USA Today with the background:
United States bobsled driver Kris Horn went for a frightening solo ride down a track in St. Moritz, Switzerland, during a World Cup event on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Horn was the only passenger in the bobsled after his three American teammates, who make up the four-man sled team, did not make it into the bobsled after the initial push at the top of the track.
The bobsled "moved swiftly down the course with Horn at the front of the sled in his usual seat before managing to position himself at the back," where he was better able to manipulate the sled's brakes, a major safety consideration.
I don't know bobsledding all that well, but apparently that was one heck of a maneuver:
USA Bobsled head coach Chris Fogt put it best:
We are fortunate it wasn't worse.
We still love you, U.S. bobsledders!
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