It has been identified for a very long time that Johannes Lochner, generally known as Hansi, is a really, superb bobsledder. There are individuals who even think about him to be probably the greatest in historical past. Johannes Lochner’s drawback up to now has been: one of the best bobsledder in historical past is simply 5 months older than him. And he comes from the identical nation too. No bobsledder has extra World Cup victories, extra Olympic victories or extra world championship titles than the Saxon Francesco Friedrich.

Before the choice within the two-man bobsleigh on the Olympic observe in Cortina d’Ampezzo, nationwide coach René Spies stated on ARD: “Hansi would be one of the most successful bobsledders of all time if Francesco Friedrich hadn’t been there.”