YANQING, China — One after another, the bobsleds blurred through the curves at the National Sliding Center, each covering nearly a mile of icy twists and turns in just under an adrenaline-inducing minute.
But what came down — in this case very rapidly — has to go back up.
That return to the top for Olympic bobsled teams played out not only much slower. How it happens is the story a little bit of laughter, a lot of sweat and, of course, the utmost care. And then there’s the truck.
During Wednesday’s four-man training, teammates lifted their bobsled off the track after their first heat, laying it on its side.