Germany’s Andre Lange wins Olympic record fourth gold medal in bobsled

Germany’s Lange wins bobsled gold

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Germany’s Andre Lange has won the Olympic two-man bobsled, his record fourth gold medal.

Lange and longtime brakeman Kevin Kuske completed their four runs on the Whistler Sliding Center’s tough and technical track in 3 minutes, 26.65 seconds. Germany’s Thomas Florschuetz finished second in 3:26.87 to win silver, and Russia’s Alexsandr Zubkov took the bronze in 3:27.51.

Lange, the defending Olympic champion in two- and four-man, surpassed Germany’s Meinhard Nehmer for the most bobsled golds. Lange also won the four-man event at the Salt Lake Games in 2002.

Steve Holcomb of the United States was sixth.

After four sleds, including Canada’s top team, crashed during Saturday’s first two heats, there were no accidents in the third or fourth runs.