U.S. Duo in Olympic Medal Contention After Run 2 of Two-Man Bobsled
Del Duca and Williamson are fourth, just 0.1 seconds from bronze, needing two strong runs to challenge dominant German teams that claimed 38 of 42 World Cup medals this season.
- On Monday, Frank Del Duca and the USA-1 bobsled team sit fourth after two heats in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, with a time of 1:51.24, just 0.1 seconds from bronze.
- Having won 38 of 42 World Cup medals this season, Germany's Johannes Lochner, pilot, and Georg Fleischhauer, brakeman, lead the top three sleds, making overtaking difficult.
- Del Duca acknowledged specific errors, saying he hit the top edge of a turn and skidded in the first labyrinth, and plans a film review Monday night to refine their 'A game'.
- With Johannes Lochner, German pilot, favored to win, Frank Del Duca and Joshua Williamson need two strong runs Tuesday to challenge for a medal.
- As a two-time Olympian and U.S. Army sergeant, Del Duca's medal would be the first U.S. two-man podium since 2014, highlighting national significance.
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