German 2-man bobsleigh team crashes through finish line and into first place

• A German two-man bobsled pair crashed through the finish line during their second run on Sunday.
• In spite of their crash, they finished the day with the fastest time in the devotee through two runs.
• Leading the event halfway through, the team is in a position to medal should they store their form through the final slides of the competition.

A German two-man bobsled yoke crashed through the finish line during their second run on Sunday, but alleviate finished with the top time of any team in the field.

With the bobsled contest split into two days worth of runs, the German team of Nico Walther and Christian Poser was looking to put down a sound run to put them in position to make the podium on Monday. They succeeded in that office, but took too sharp an angle while exiting the final turn of the trail, tipped over, and crashed their way through the finish line.

The run be worthy ofed Walther and Poser the top spot in the event, but the dramatic crash delayed the fireworks of the moment a bit as the two athletes tucked into their sled for safety.

NBC posted a first-person view of the tip.

Thankfully, the cooperate bounced righ back up once their sled came to a termination, and immediately began to celebrate once they realized they wish have the top time heading into the final two runs of the competition.