{"id":973,"type":"article","titre":"Lexique Anglais\/Anglais Bobsleigh","contenu":"
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Brakeman<\/strong>
\r\nThe last teammate to enter the bobsled at the start of the race. He\/she is responsible for pulling the brake to stop the sled at the end of the run.<\/p>\r\n

Driver<\/strong>
\r\nThe first person to enter the sled at the start, this athlete sits at the front of the bobsled and steers.<\/p>\r\n

G-Force<\/strong>
\r\nGravitational force that holds the sled and athletes on the wall of a banked turn. A G is equal to the force of gravity.<\/p>\r\n

Kreisel<\/strong>
\r\nFrom the German word for circle, this refers to a turn on a course that loops underneath or above to form a circle. The Whistler Sliding Centre track does not have a kreisel.<\/p>\r\n

Labyrinth<\/strong>
\r\nA stretch of track made up entirely of a series of left and right curves with no straight sections in between.<\/p>\r\n

Line<\/strong>
\r\nThe precise path or the optimum trajectory of the sled. The driver can achieve a good race time by keeping to the trajectory.<\/p>\r\n

Lip<\/strong>
\r\nA protective barrier at the top of the sliding track.<\/p>\r\n

Loading<\/strong>
\r\nThe process of athletes entering the sled after the push start.<\/p>\r\n

Omega<\/strong>
\r\nA curve on the track shaped like the letter Omega in the Greek alphabet.<\/p>\r\n

Push<\/strong>
\r\nThe sled is pushed as hard as possible over a 50 to 60-metre stretch to provide momentum at the start.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n\n

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