The other thing is, Chris Lorie, a former bobsledder, talked on CTV last night during the broadcast about some stats from a German track for a World Cup event last year where there were 18 crashes in qualifying (think it was for women).
So, although this is a technical track (it looks like one turn you have to watch...you get caught there and then the next 2 or 3 turns could get you toppled over), its no more "dangerous" for flips then a few of the WC circut tracks in Europe.
So some of this is needless track hype, but yeah, you have to be confident in your abilities or there's really no point in half assing it because then you're likely to crash.
Although, I would just think if you're at this an elite level in your sport, you're able to overcome this, your family would know the risks (not just in the Olympics, but when you do this week in and week out), and you wouldn't wilt.
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