The last time a dead heat occurred was in 1968 . Germans Eugenio Monti and Horst Floth were tied and initially declared co-champions. Later, officials changed their minds to conform to the world bobsled rules of the day. Monti, who was 40, won his Olympic gold by virtue of having the fastest heat time. They don't use tiebreakers now.
Someone needs to bring in a more sophisticated clock.
This is something our program has been dying for over 34 years. In Canada, it may mean an influx of private corporate support for the bobsled effort. Reportedly, only a medal here would have provided the right shot in the arm. The Americans know the feeling of a struggling program. He was doing some things on curves that we really weren't even trying, or thought we may have been doing but weren't.