The IOC didn’t even take responsibility for that. They said they added extra barriers and padding to calm the nerves of the remaining contestants, not for anything safety reasons. They don’t really care from what I’ve seen.
icedbannanas course is outdoors no covering to drop anything like that from. The bob sled will give a small amount of protection to the pepole in it. Better to stay inside til the end. Sudden deceletation would throw the bob sled, and those in it around more violently . That would make the crews injuries worse
It really wouldn't help at all as you have a sled going 140 kph, that weighs probably around 1000+ pounds. A few mats wouldn't do anything positive and anything larger would cause a huge amount of deceleration which could make the situation much worse. Also, everyone except the captain of the bobsled is below the roofline I believe, and these things are build to crash and Im sure it happens all the time in practice just maybe not this severe.
@@unfunny2258 nope， theoretically if you have a net thats stretchy enough and with trong tensile strength you can catch someone falling off a plane with no harm.
You're forgetting they need to be able to jump into the sled while it's already moving down the sliding track. Anything on the sled that would protect their head would also make the start more dangerous.
@@kevinji7285 theoretically. but practically you have to catch a heavy sled with 4 people and can't predict where on the track the accident will happen. as long as they stay in the sled they are reasonably safe. the real horror scenario is when somebody falls out and gets hit by it.
i love how commentators always make sure to say crashes aren't due to the course being poorly made because others have successfully made it down but they literally caught air in the beginning on a straight away i refuse to believe there aren't commonly issues with these tracks
That's because Whistler is a insanely fast and for its speed tight track. It used to be hugely unsafe when it was run in the 2010 olympics, got a reputation as a death trap and had since improved a lot when it comes to safety. In the end bobsledding is a sport with huge concussion risks like many winter sports and team sports. They meant Whistler wasn't any less safe than other tracks, which was by that point true. Also catching a lil air on a straight is fine, you can calculate how high a 4 person bob can go with good reliability. (Besides they didn't catch air, they lifted a ski on entry, which happens on tight tracks) Been watching this sport for 15 years now and know many of the tracks and (in this case, sadly) their histories.
My daughter has trained/raced at Whistler, thankfully always stayed upright. Even at high speeds ( 135/140 Kms) it is a very technical track and so fast. It’s not a bad track .
I personally train in Whistler and the track is not poorly designed. Its the fastes track on the planet so its very hard to get correct thats why a lot of people crash.
eolhc I wonder that too, for one thing they have a helmet on and it appears if the wall pushes against their head they don’t fight it and compress their whole body.
my head is so hot you could cook an egg in my country. If you want. I live in holland. Buy an egg. a pan. A stove. Enjoy. Dont forget some butter or oil. hmm. Nom nom
Wonder if they could invent a roll bar to protect their head and neck? Something that pops up like a convertible.. Mercedes Benz has a roll bar that once it flips or rolls a steal bar springs up... doesn’t sound to far fetched for the sled. Hate to see their heads dragging on the ice.
General HowTo only prob is them things work on like a gimble type thing so when it goes over a certain lean an explosive charge fires the struts like u said, Prob pure an simple safety and the fact they can lean so much
That might have the effect of digging into the ice and violently flipping the sled unpredictably. This way at least their helmet can slide on the relatively smooth ice
these guys crash every single day and their sleds are extremely minimal. it would ad too much weight and would probably damage the sled and require a whole lot of work to get it sliding again. these guys crash, go back to the top and try again. crashing is just part of the sport
I love how belgium and france are considered the same because we both speak the same language, yet people would never dare to say to an american that they are english ^^
Chris Mccall it could be taken in many ways but this is the internet and I can't hear which word you accented so stop trying to make excuses for your stupidity
Many safety problems in Whistler! First, you got Nodar Kumaritashvili at the 2010 olympics that dies doing luge by crashing in 16th turn, gets ejected and bangs head first in 2nd metal pole, then you got the belgium team that crashes with a bobsleigh!
The 1st reporter does 24H Series, BlancPain Endurance Championship, IMSA, and WEC also I believe Formula 1, very well known in the Motorsports community
I guess steering these things takes a bit of skill. But it's hard - at least for me - to see much that deserves a medal for the rest of the team; run fast for 3 secs, jump on board and tuck your head in for the next 2 mins!
Purple Jak well you create plays for the team so you can shoot the basket easily ;) ,creativity is important too.The defenders are not going to let you make that easily tho .
I did not say you would win. Besides thats not bobsledding or really needed to do it. You really do not have to do all that running. If so, then you need a steeper hill haha. Gravity works very well.
Can’t someone make a bobsled with like a bullet proof window that protects the head if it crash, like lets say the window is movable so when you start they run and then when they sit down they put the window down and it will protect the heads
lol "watch how the track crew is efficient with the hooks" as they are stopped he says it, after they slid a mile upside down. seriously they need to figure out a way to slow them down after the flip...
Guys are speeding down an ice tube at 80mph on their fucking heads, probably shitting themselves and possibly concussed, and the commentators are sitting there critiquing their ability to corner.
Seems like such a fun sport but all i've watched are crashes lol
Been doing this for maybe 20mins rn
Same 😂
Omg same, is the algorithm a free promotion for the sport cuz everyone is seeing this around the same time now
Public viewers: So, bobsled are able to not crash?
same, lol... I'm in a marathon
2:10
cant tell if medics or swiss team
Funny
My though exactly. My 1st thought was why Swiss medics help Belgian athletes. LOL.
@@-pris-p.3981 Sportsmanship
They're swedics
Friend: what're you up to?
Me: watching a casket fly down the ice
1:34 If I was in that position and we were sliding on our roof at 106 KPH There would be shit dribbling out the back of the bobsled
Dominic D'Alesio nice one
don’t use swears, uncle jankers doesn’t approve
That is why you can never be a bobsled teammate
Their suits are probably water-proof, otherwise it'd be too much to clean up...
@@luke_darga No one gives a fuck, just grow up.
thats the down side of this sport once you crash you kinda cant stop
You just gotta kinda scrape your head for a while
you just take all the skin off half ur body hooray
No guts , no glory!
Use your head
@@daveloughran729 no, use your brain
My right ear enjoyed this.
left for me
Mine did too
my subwoofer
XBLTheOriginalRed me too
XBLTheOriginalRed mine too lmao
I'm surprised that there's so little protection around the sides of the track, especially after the death of Nodar in 2010
The IOC didn’t even take responsibility for that. They said they added extra barriers and padding to calm the nerves of the remaining contestants, not for anything safety reasons. They don’t really care from what I’ve seen.
There really should be a safety system where foam mats are dropped on the track to stop the sled
icedbannanas course is outdoors no covering to drop anything like that from. The bob sled will give a small amount of protection to the pepole in it. Better to stay inside til the end. Sudden deceletation would throw the bob sled, and those in it around more violently . That would make the crews injuries worse
It really wouldn't help at all as you have a sled going 140 kph, that weighs probably around 1000+ pounds. A few mats wouldn't do anything positive and anything larger would cause a huge amount of deceleration which could make the situation much worse. Also, everyone except the captain of the bobsled is below the roofline I believe, and these things are build to crash and Im sure it happens all the time in practice just maybe not this severe.
Fcutdlady I think he meant the end when it’s slower
theres absolutely nothing stopping that sled once it starts. also there is a roof to drop from but like I said theres nothing that can stop that sled
That's a fucking terrible idea.
They need two things:
1) a Halo like F1 cars
2) a net or something like that, that deploys to stop sleds
Michael Frymus a net would cause a instant stop, aka a lot of g’s, aka death
@@unfunny2258 nope， theoretically if you have a net thats stretchy enough and with trong tensile strength you can catch someone falling off a plane with no harm.
You're forgetting they need to be able to jump into the sled while it's already moving down the sliding track. Anything on the sled that would protect their head would also make the start more dangerous.
@@kevinji7285 theoretically. but practically you have to catch a heavy sled with 4 people and can't predict where on the track the accident will happen. as long as they stay in the sled they are reasonably safe. the real horror scenario is when somebody falls out and gets hit by it.
Keep the ideas coming people, we'll get this one figured out.
My left ear is lonely.
Grady King a
same XD
i love how commentators always make sure to say crashes aren't due to the course being poorly made because others have successfully made it down but they literally caught air in the beginning on a straight away i refuse to believe there aren't commonly issues with these tracks
That's because Whistler is a insanely fast and for its speed tight track. It used to be hugely unsafe when it was run in the 2010 olympics, got a reputation as a death trap and had since improved a lot when it comes to safety. In the end bobsledding is a sport with huge concussion risks like many winter sports and team sports. They meant Whistler wasn't any less safe than other tracks, which was by that point true. Also catching a lil air on a straight is fine, you can calculate how high a 4 person bob can go with good reliability. (Besides they didn't catch air, they lifted a ski on entry, which happens on tight tracks) Been watching this sport for 15 years now and know many of the tracks and (in this case, sadly) their histories.
My daughter has trained/raced at Whistler, thankfully always stayed upright. Even at high speeds ( 135/140 Kms) it is a very technical track and so fast. It’s not a bad track .
I personally train in Whistler and the track is not poorly designed. Its the fastes track on the planet so its very hard to get correct thats why a lot of people crash.
That driver owes everybody on his team dinner.
you say that but he also kept them all alive
how do they avoid snapping their necks?
eolhc I wonder that too, for one thing they have a helmet on and it appears if the wall pushes against their head they don’t fight it and compress their whole body.
they are probably francophone belgians so they don't have spines
I have been bobsledding for 20 years. It’s a combination of being in shape and wearing your helmet.
@@alquinn8576 rofl
@@alquinn8576 Lmfao, savage.
Who's here from the broom video ?
Lol yep
Me
Hey
wut broom video
Just wait until you see the fan video
ive always wanted to try this but my country is so hot,you could cook an egg on your head.
Jamaica has a bobsled team
What country
You say that when watching this video?
I live about a hour or so from where this was filmed. I'll stick to not dieing tho
my head is so hot you could cook an egg in my country.
If you want.
I live in holland.
Buy an egg.
a pan.
A stove.
Enjoy.
Dont forget some butter or oil.
hmm.
Nom nom
Wonder if they could invent a roll bar to protect their head and neck? Something that pops up like a convertible.. Mercedes Benz has a roll bar that once it flips or rolls a steal bar springs up... doesn’t sound to far fetched for the sled. Hate to see their heads dragging on the ice.
General HowTo suggest it, really the worry should be their next because those helmets are so thick
because the beams would create drag?
General HowTo only prob is them things work on like a gimble type thing so when it goes over a certain lean an explosive charge fires the struts like u said, Prob pure an simple safety and the fact they can lean so much
That might have the effect of digging into the ice and violently flipping the sled unpredictably. This way at least their helmet can slide on the relatively smooth ice
these guys crash every single day and their sleds are extremely minimal. it would ad too much weight and would probably damage the sled and require a whole lot of work to get it sliding again. these guys crash, go back to the top and try again. crashing is just part of the sport
It is no wonder they crashed, their helmets were all on fire!
Best comment 🤣😂🤣 !
Crash: happens.
Commentator: "Now see, THATS where the concussions come from..."
I love how belgium and france are considered the same because we both speak the same language, yet people would never dare to say to an american that they are english ^^
Nobody said they were the same 🙄. They said they spoke the same language together
@@korinnab.2318 No we don't. We speak Flemish which is close to Dutch.
Up next Jamaica, coached by John Candy
That comment made me laugh hysterically.
Jamaica we have a bobsled team!
JAMIACA WE HAVE A BOBSLED TEAM
@@YamahaPro20 yea I saw that movie I commented aboutbthat
*feather drops on track*
DISASTER!!!!
It still finished and posted a first place time though
really?
Chris Mccall d
Chris Mccall yeah because they ran first on that day. Stupid people are stupid
Looks like someone doesn't know what a joke is.
Chris Mccall it could be taken in many ways but this is the internet and I can't hear which word you accented so stop trying to make excuses for your stupidity
I really love this sport! Commentators just talk shit sometimes.
Pinch Hitter because youre the expert
Iyi
Commentators take this very seriously😄
Classic “zigged when they shouldn’t zagged” moment
Classic
Notice how the steel beams now have cushion wrapped around them after the fatal crash in 2010 at 1:53
Indigo408 nice, still has a huge chance of killing
Why Tho I know right. I don’t think a three inch cushion will save the life of a person who’s body has been flung off the track at really high speeds.
Indigo408 can’t tell if you are being sarcastic due to your first comment, have you ever felt those cushions? They are rock solid
Why Tho I think you’re confused
Always remember, your bones will not break in a bobsled. No, no, no... They shatter.
Yeah we are all here from the broom video you don’t have to type it
"Currently 1st?" How bad were the other teams?! LOL (Yes, I realize they were probably the first to go).
#cool runings
im supposed to be studying for the sat why am i still watching this
Damn that broom
"Sanka, you dead?"
"Yeah, man."
Many safety problems in Whistler! First, you got Nodar Kumaritashvili at the 2010 olympics that dies doing luge by crashing in 16th turn, gets ejected and bangs head first in 2nd metal pole, then you got the belgium team that crashes with a bobsleigh!
bobsleds crash every single day at every single track in the world, theres nothing special about whistler besides its speed and high quality race ice
Ikr, but this track leads insecurity to not only bobsleigh. do a research if you don't know what i mean!
What make one faster then others? Total weight?
Why does this sport have the best commentator
Why did they keep the Vancouver 2010 emblem on top of the bobsleigh track
why aren't the bobsleds designed with transparent dome-shaped tops to protect their heads when it flips?
That sounds like Bruce Springsteen music playing for the last 2 minutes of the video.
My right ear really enjoyed the audio.
My right ear loved it
We Belgians are the best at Bob´s sleigh 😀🇧🇪
The 1st reporter does 24H Series, BlancPain Endurance Championship, IMSA, and WEC also I believe Formula 1, very well known in the Motorsports community
I guess steering these things takes a bit of skill. But it's hard - at least for me - to see much that deserves a medal for the rest of the team; run fast for 3 secs, jump on board and tuck your head in for the next 2 mins!
Yes yes we know, waffles from Belgium🇧🇪❤
Were they hurt?
Sport or luna park?
Where the hell do you get to do this? I live in north so it could be possible but i’ve barely heard about this
what was their time? looked pretty good on their side....lol
It's funny when the whole thing ended his final time popped up, 😂 the dude was probably dead
Finally reached the end of this algorithm. Woo!
I don't understand how can you control the sled. Do you throw your body weight to keep it upright too dangerous
I think they can steer the blades. Not sure though
what s the point of this sport ? you push the thing and slide lol
And steer... a little
What's the point of basketball? You throw a ball in a basket lol
Purple Jak well you create plays for the team so you can shoot the basket easily ;) ,creativity is important too.The defenders are not going to let you make that easily tho .
Claudio Andrei whats the point of football (soccer)? You run with a ball.
exactly my point
Why the sound is at right ?
balls of steel. ok who's next
Are they servive??
This is one of the few Olympic sports someone with no training, a beer gut and really wasted could actually do.
+JIMJAMSC Curling would be a better example
I did not say you would win. Besides thats not bobsledding or really needed to do it. You really do not have to do all that running. If so, then you need a steeper hill haha. Gravity works very well.
That is no sport !!!
Can’t someone make a bobsled with like a bullet proof window that protects the head if it crash, like lets say the window is movable so when you start they run and then when they sit down they put the window down and it will protect the heads
I really want to be in the Winter Olympics, but I don't live somewhere where I could train.
how old are you?
Hope Roach why does that matter
IfTheresAWill Padmore like I'm just wondering bc usually you start young
Tell that to the Jamaican Bobsled team
lmfao nice one
these crashes give me lots of entertainment lmao thx u
That`s the moment when results doesn't matter anymore
"currently 1st"
I didn’t even know we had a belgium team?🧐🤷♀️
Play at 2x speed while playing the Benny hill theme tune. 😂
Me and the boys after 10 bottles Vodka Be like :
lol "watch how the track crew is efficient with the hooks" as they are stopped he says it, after they slid a mile upside down. seriously they need to figure out a way to slow them down after the flip...
Am I the only one who found this hilarious af
How common are these accidents I’ve been seeing lots of videos in the past couple days ... not sure why I always assumed this was a rare occurrence
just turn your monitor 90 degrees and they are golden
If these guys make a good living doing this I’d love to know where I could sign up..
Водка Зимняя дорога. Это всё что я запомнил.
1:18 hit the three wheel motion.
Maybe they need a HALO too like the formule1. Hahaha I am happy they were alright.
this sport is dangerous, but i find it's kinda cute when all 4 of them squeeze in that little thing...
XD the people were taking pics then they were like WTF?
Audio by Van Gogh Productions
Should hire an F1 engineer to design the F1-grade safety features on the bobsled .. lol
They should have an all upside down category. It's the only way to make this sport exciting.
Crosses finish line upside down
Belgium: currently 1st
It is everyone ok?
Out of luge and skeleton bobsledding is the safest
that stereo audio though
Cool Runnings!
They haven't the greatest system in place for emergencies
but they got the hooks!!! the hooks are gonna save us from the zombie apocalypse and doomsday asteroid all in one nugget!!
Pas trop de casse le bob ?
OM
This is just so unfair.
This Slovenian lost an opportunity to win the gold medal which means this judge changed his life.
I should really get back to studying
Glad to see they were ok but I still would like to do that once before I die
I went from a video without sound the left right ear. Now this is loud in the right ear. How can so many people fuck up a video?
This shit looks fun besides the crashing
Broom brought us together
I would have held on for dear life, and sh*t my pants
Don't worry! They became first with that performance!
So much shit happened ONG. Broom accident. Paper fan accident. Multiple crashes
That ice was way too slippery.
They should have stuck those hooks out when the bobsled first toppled over.
Demasiado internet por hoy...
1:53:96
We still can make It!
Glad they’re all okay!
They're more concerned on the expensive sled.
Guys are speeding down an ice tube at 80mph on their fucking heads, probably shitting themselves and possibly concussed, and the commentators are sitting there critiquing their ability to corner.