On the last day of the competition, bobsledders were able to win a gold medal, ensuring the Russian team won the medal standings.
The culmination of the last Olympic day of the competition was not only the victory of the Russian skiers, but also the bobsledders. The four of Alexander Zubkov were able to win another medal of the highest dignity, which became the thirteenth gold medal for the Russian national team. Team bobsleigh competition is one of the most difficult, as any wrong decision can strip the medal. After all, victory in this sport depends simultaneously on four athletes.
Alexander Zubkov has already twice refuted the superstition that the standard-bearer will not be able to win the Olympic Games. Russian athletes were lucky that they competed on their native bobsleigh track "Sanki". After all, they had time to run it in. After the first attempt, it became clear that Zubkov, Voevoda, Negodailo and Trunenkov had come to Sochi to win. Not all attempts were successful for the Russian team. So, during the second descent, the athletes made several mistakes, however, this did not greatly affect the final alignment.
Two teams fought for the gold medal - representatives of Latvia and Russia. The breaks after the third attempt were minimal, so it was important for Russian bobsledders to complete their race cleanly and without mistakes. The total time to complete the route was 3 minutes and 40, 60 seconds. The Latvian four lost only 0, 09 seconds to Zubkov's team. The team from the USA moved up to the third place.
After another triumphant victory on the last day of competition, the Russian team was able to surpass its own medal record set in 1976. According to the results of all days of the Olympic Games, the Russian national team has 33 medals.
