curling and biathlon. Bobsleigh was founded in 1888, the place of its origin is Switzerland. Next, we will talk about the history of the emergence of bobsled, its rules and features.
The history of the emergence of
The bobsled appeared quite amusing. Despite the fact that the bobsled appeared in Switzerland, invented by his Englishman! The original task of the sleigh connected with the board was a journey, from the municipality of St. Moritz to the nearby Celerina commune. Therefore St. Moritz is considered to be the home of the bobsleigh.
The invention did not disappear into oblivion and at the end of the century a club was organized in which bobsleigh sport was practiced. In this club, the basic rules of bobsleigh were developed, which were periodically changed and supplemented.
Since 1924 the World Bobsled Championships have been held, in the same year this sport was included in the program of the Winter Olympic Games.
Bob
Bob is a sleigh that is used in the bobsled. Bob consists of steel, because it is thanks to this material that the sports facility can accelerate the maximum speed.
Modern bean can accelerate to 150-160 km / h.
The cost of one double bean varies from 52 to 120 thousand dollars, and four-seat - within 150 thousand dollars.
Team
Originally, the bobsleigh team consisted of 5 or 6 people. The composition of the teams changed the rules many times, as a result the number of people in the team was fixed on one value: 2 or 4 people.
The essence of the bobsled
The rules of the bobsled are that all the members of the team line up in a certain sequence at the bean and try to maximally disperse it from the hill. Then, when the bean is sufficiently dispersed, the athletes quickly jump into it and with synchronous special movements on the way, try to accelerate it to the maximum speed.
The team that finished with the best time - becomes a finalist.
It should be noted that there are three winning teams in the competition: the first place is won by gold, the second by silver and the third by bronze.
To more accurately understand the essence of bobsleigh, we recommend to watch a video, in which they tell in detail about the peculiarities of this winter sport.
