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Originally Posted by SebC
Humphries/George got robbed by their equipment. They had better start times and better driving than the gold medalist Germans.
Not sure if that's an indictment of the team for choosing the wrong gear, of the Canadian program for not spending enough to get the best, or an indictment of the sport for not having a level playing field.
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Again, you shouldn't criticize if you don't watch the sport on a regular basis.
BCS is not underfunded and is among the tops in the playing field. BCS doesn't choose which runners to put on a sled.
A race comes down to start, driving and set up. Set up wasn't there these days. It happens because it can be a guessing game. Perhaps the track conditions changed a bit from training. Training results were much different for most sleds.
As of Rissling and De Bruin - they finished pretty much where it was expected.