US EditionGerman Lochner Wins Olympic Four-Man Bobsleigh for Second Gold
Lochner won by 0.57 seconds with a four-run time of 3:37.57, securing his second gold and becoming the seventh pilot to sweep both men's bobsled events.
- On Feb 22, 2026, Johannes Lochner, German bobsled pilot, won the four-man event, finishing 0.57 seconds ahead of Francesco Friedrich to claim his second gold in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
- After months ago, Johannes Lochner, who announced his retirement, entered these Games in strong form following a plan with Hansi, helping the pairing succeed.
- Johannes Lochner's four-run total was 3 minutes, 37.57 seconds, underpinning his victory over Francesco Friedrich and Michael Vogt who overtook Adam Ammour by four hundredths on the final run.
- Lochner's win makes him the seventh pilot to sweep both men's bobsled events, and Margis, pusher, wins his fifth Olympic gold, as Germany leads the medal tally.
- Against a backdrop of German dominance in sliding sports, Lochner, Friedrich and Ammour would have topped the medal standings, with Nolte praising their show.
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On the last day of the Olympic Games, the ice channel was also a great success for Team Germany. Johannes Lochner took the lead with 0.57 seconds ahead of Francesco Friedrich and sets off the stigma of the »eternal second«.
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It is an almost perfect conclusion of the Olympic Winter Games: Johannes Lochner and his team will bring the gold medal in the Viererbob to the end of their career. Silver will also go to a German team. Switzerland will take Germany bronze.
German Johannes Lochner won his second gold medal at this year's Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Together with Thorsten Margis, Jorn Wenzl and Georg Fleischhauer, he beat the other German team with pilot Franz Friedrich and the Swiss team with Michael Vogt in the four-seater bobsleigh.
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