Fit to be tied: Canada Germany share 2
Justin Kripps
PYEONGCHANG  South Korea (AP)  â Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz  were thoroughly confused when  they  crossed the finish line.  They  knew  they  had just won an Olympic gold medal for Canada  and were puzzled why the rival Germans were running their way to celebrate.
The closest Olympic sliding race in history had two sets of winners Monday. Canada and Germany will share gold from the two-man bobsled event at the Pyeongchang Olympics after  Kripps  and Kopacz finished their four runs in the exact same time as the German duo of Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis.
"I managed to see the clock that said No. 1 on it "  Kripps  said  as the German team sat to his right after the race. "At first I thought that we won outright  and then these guys jumped over and they were super-excited. And I was like  'These guys are really happy for us.'"
"It's really special that we managed to come out on top and tie with such a good team "  Kripps  said. "We pushed hard from the first heat to the last and in general I thought we executed better as we went ... and we needed every bit of it  too."
 Kripps  finished no lower than fourth in every two-man race all year and was the World Cup overall champion. Friedrich was first or second in each of his last five races. Lochner ended the regular season by winning consecutive medals. Walther was one of only two pilots with multiple two-man victories this season. The surprise was Melbardis  who medaled in only two of his most recent 17 World Cup two-man events.
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The closest Olympic sliding race in history had two sets of winners Monday. Canada and Germany will share gold from the two-man bobsled event at the Pyeongchang Olympics after  Kripps  and Kopacz finished their four runs in the exact same time as the German duo of Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis.
"I managed to see the clock that said No. 1 on it "  Kripps  said  as the German team sat to his right after the race. "At first I thought that we won outright  and then these guys jumped over and they were super-excited. And I was like  'These guys are really happy for us.'"
"It's really special that we managed to come out on top and tie with such a good team "  Kripps  said. "We pushed hard from the first heat to the last and in general I thought we executed better as we went ... and we needed every bit of it  too."
 Kripps  finished no lower than fourth in every two-man race all year and was the World Cup overall champion. Friedrich was first or second in each of his last five races. Lochner ended the regular season by winning consecutive medals. Walther was one of only two pilots with multiple two-man victories this season. The surprise was Melbardis  who medaled in only two of his most recent 17 World Cup two-man events.