A progeny of tobogganing, the current sport of bobsledding was developed in Switzerland late in the 1800s. The bobsled’s Olympic presentation was the four-man episode at the 1924 Winter Games. The two-man episode was added eight years afterward in 1932. The first women’s bobsled episode—the two-woman bobsled—was sponsored for the first time in 2002. Each country may participate with maximum two sleds in every event. The sleds are made of fiberglass, having exact size and weight according to the rules of games. There is also olympics closing ceremony.
A driver steers the sled by dragging one cord with his right hand to go right or a separate cord with his left hand to go left. The second part of the two-person team is known as the brakeman. Dont wait to buy winter olympics tickets, they are very hot these days. Always the last participant in the sled, he or she drags up on the brake, lowering a part of metal into the ice to prevent the sled after the run. winter olympics vancouver will be in 2010. About a four-man team duo of pushers are included who are responsible for assisting in order to get the sled started. The sleds split down the icy trail one at a time, reaching speeds approximately to 90 mph and the team with low-rate aggregate point after the two runs triumphs the gold.