Bobsleigh 2022/Men's four

Men's four
General information
Sport	Bobsleigh 2022
Date	19-20 February 2022
Competitors	28 teams
Venue	Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Previous medalists
Gold	Germany
Silver	Germany South Korea
Medalists
	Germany
	Germany
	Canada

The men's four of Bobsleigh 2022 during the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 19-20 February 2022 in the Yanqing National Sliding Centre. With 28 teams competing, the event was won by the team from Germany, with Germany taking the silver medal and Canada taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out of four heats spread out over two days, with the 20 teams with the best times after three heats advancing to the final heats. The team with the lowest aggregate time over two days is the winner.

Preview

Twenty-eight teams qualified for the event with the German sleds of Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner as the big favorites for the event. Friedrich had dominated the World Cup season, only missing out on the very last race, in which they finished second behind Oskars Kibermanis. Justin Kripps had also been very consistent, having finished in the top 5 in almost every race, an achievement that was equalled by Benjamin Maier, even though the Austrian bob missed the last two events. Rostislav Gaitiukevich and Brad Hall were some other big contenders for the medals, with other outsiders including the juniors Michael Vogt, Maxim Andrianov, and Hunter Church.

Kim Tae-yang was the youngest competitor in the field at the age of 21, though he was only two weeks younger than Jelen Franjic and almost four months younger than home competitor Ye Jielong, with all three making their Olympic debuts. Edson Luques Bindilatti was the most experienced competitor in the field, making his fifth Olympic appearance at the age of 42, having made his Olympic debut back in 2002. He was five years older than Christopher Spring, who was one of three bobsledders who would be making their fourth edition of the Olympic Games in Beijing, together with Kim Dong-hyun and Justin Kripps.

Summary

Heat 1

Heat 1 Results
Rank	Team	Time
1	Germany-2	58.13
2	Germany	58.29
3	Canada	58.38
4	ROC	58.54
5	Great Britain	58.60
5	Germany-3	58.60
7	Latvia	58.70
8	Austria	58.76
9	ROC-2	58.82
10	Romania	58.87
11	United States	58.91
12	Canada-2	59.10
13	Switzerland	59.23
14	United States-2	59.26
15	France	59.29
16	China-2	59.31
17	Italy	59.36
18	China	59.38
19	South Korea	59.45
20	Brazil	59.49
21	Austria-2	59.53
22	Canada-3	59.67
23	Czech Republic	59.71
23	Switzerland-2	59.71
25	South Korea-2	59.74
26	Netherlands	59.85
27	Italy-2	1:00.25
28	Jamaica	1:00.80

Heat 2

Heat 2 Results
Rank	Team	Time
1	Germany	58.71
2	Latvia	58.86
3	Germany-2	58.90
4	Germany-3	58.95
5	Canada	59.00
6	Great Britain	59.09
7	Switzerland	59.22
8	ROC	59.24
9	ROC-2	59.30
10	Canada-2	59.33
11	Austria	59.46
12	France	59.53
13	Romania	59.55
13	China-2	59.55
15	United States-2	59.56
16	South Korea	59.60
16	Brazil	59.60
18	China	59.65
19	United States	59.70
20	Italy	59.72
21	Czech Republic	59.80
22	Canada-3	59.81
23	Switzerland-2	1:00.01
24	Austria-2	1:00.07
24	Netherlands	1:00.07
26	South Korea-2	1:00.31
27	Italy-2	1:00.33
28	Jamaica	1:01.39

Heat 3

Heat 3 Results
Rank	Team	Time
1	Germany	58.17
2	Germany-2	58.34
3	Germany-3	58.35
4	Latvia	58.41
5	Canada	58.44
6	Great Britain	58.65
7	ROC	58.81
8	United States	58.96
9	ROC-2	59.03
10	Canada-2	59.10
11	Austria	59.17
12	Switzerland	59.18
13	France	59.29
14	Romania	59.30
15	Italy	59.34
16	South Korea	59.38
17	United States-2	59.39
18	China-2	59.46
19	China	59.47
20	Switzerland-2	59.57
21	Austria-2	59.59
22	Czech Republic	59.65
23	Brazil	59.78
24	Canada-3	59.79
25	South Korea-2	59.91
26	Italy-2	1:00.07
27	Netherlands	1:00.08
28	Jamaica	1:01.23

Heat 4

Heat 4 Results
Rank	Team	Time
1	Germany	59.13
2	Germany-3	59.25
3	Canada	59.27
4	Italy	59.28
5	Germany-2	59.30
5	Latvia	59.30
7	Great Britain	59.38
8	ROC-2	59.40
9	Switzerland	59.44
9	United States-2	59.44
11	Canada-2	59.46
12	China	59.47
13	United States	59.49
14	ROC	59.56
15	South Korea	59.59
16	Brazil	59.61
17	China-2	59.66
18	Romania	59.93
19	France	1:00.06
20	Austria	1:00.10

Results

Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis continued their winning streak, both German competitors winning the two-man and the four-man once again, after they achieved the same feat in 2018. Candy Bauer won his second Olympic medal after he also joined the two to win gold in the four-man in 2018, but Alexander Schueller won an Olympic title at his Olympic debut. Florian Bauer and Johannes Lochner finished behind Friedrich and Margis for the second time in Beijing, after they also won the silver medal in the two-man, while Christian Rasp and Christopher Weber won their first Olympic medals. Justin Kripps also won his second Olympic medal, after he won the shared gold medal in the two-man in 2018 and took Canada to a bronze medal finish in this event. Benjamin Coakwell, Ryan Sommer, and Cam Stones all won their first Olympic medals, beating the third German bob by a very narrow margin. Germany just missed out on the medal sweep by sixth-hundredths of a second, with 2014 Olympic champions Latvia finishing on fifth place. Great Britain and the two bobs representing the ROC completed the top 8.

Rank	Team	Time
	Germany	3:54.30
	Germany-2	3:54.67
	Canada	3:55.09
4	Germany-3	3:55.15
5	Latvia	3:55.27
6	Great Britain	3:55.72
7	ROC	3:56.15
8	ROC-2	3:56.55
9	Canada-2	3:56.99
10	United States	3:57.06
11	Switzerland	3:57.07
12	Austria	3:57.49
13	Romania	3:57.65
13	United States-2	3:57.65
15	Italy	3:57.70
16	China	3:57.97
17	China-2	3:57.98
18	South Korea	3:58.02
19	France	3:58.17
20	Brazil	3:58.48
21	Czech Republic	2:59.16
22	Austria-2	2:59.19
23	Canada-3	2:59.27
24	Switzerland-2	2:59.29
25	South Korea-2	2:59.96
26	Netherlands	3:00.00
27	Italy-2	3:00.65
28	Jamaica	3:03.42