Johannes Lochner: The finish of the everlasting second | EUROtoday

In the two-man bobsleigh, all medals go to Germany. And Johannes Lochner, who was second for years, wins the golden one. Because it’s now pushed sooner.

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Johannes Lochner, generally known as Hansi, has lastly defeated his arch rival Francesco Friedrich within the two-man bobsleigh and secured Olympic victory. Despite years of defeats and shut races, he now achieved triumph along with his pusher Georg Fleischhauer. This victory marks a turning level in Lochner’s profession and exhibits that persistent coaching and the correct workforce spirit can result in success. With his final bobsleigh race this weekend, Lochner ends his profession and leaves a formidable mark in bobsledding. His victory towards Friedrich is widely known as a triumph of perseverance and provides hope for additional success within the four-man bobsleigh on the weekend.

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The driver and his pusher: Johannes Lochner (proper) is lastly now not second in Cortina d’Ampezzo – because of his pusher Georg Fleischhauer (left).
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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.”

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