With nobody to maneuver the sled's brakes, Horn had to do so himself

U.S. driver Kris Horn found himself alone inside a four-man sled during a World Cup race, hurtling down one of the sport’s most unforgiving tracks without the weight — or help — he needed. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation broadcast summed it up bluntly: “Absolute nightmare for the driver and for the crew.”

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Germany's Francesco Friedrich became the sixth pilot in Olympic history to win gold in the two- and four-man bobsled competitions.

The spill left one bobsledder to navigate the course with no other weight in the sled and nobody to pull the brakes at the bottom.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland -- Oskars Melbardis piloted victory for Latvia in the 4-man bobsled World Cup on Sunday to extend his lead in the standings. Melbardis, who won the 2-man event Saturday, drove his crew of Daumants Dreiskens, Arvis Vilkaste and Janis ...

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