British Bobsleigh Association
Jackson puts crash behind him
26 February 2010
4-Man practice in Vancouver
John Jackson is determined not to dwell on the crash that ended his Olympic hopes in the two-man event when the four-man competition gets under way on Friday.
Jackson and his crew members Henry Nwume, Dan Money and Allyn Condon begin the four-man bob competition with the first of two runs at the Whistler Sliding Centre two days after team-mates Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke crashed out of the women's two-man event and five days after brakeman Money was thrown out the back of his two-man bob when they overturned in the first heat.
"It's unfortunate to crash out at the Olympic Games but it happens," Jackson said following his final training run at the Whistler track.
"You ride it out and hope you come out of it with no real injuries. We've put what happened behind us and we're looking forward."
Jackson's opening run on Thursday saw GBR1 clock 52.77 seconds for the 16th fastest time of the 19 crews who decided to train, 1.41 seconds off the pace set by Russia's Alexsandr Zubkov.
The Russian was one of many drivers who chose not to start the second training run but Jackson did go and saw an improvement to 52.37, 0.81 seconds slower than reigning two-time champion Andre Lang of Germany, who last Sunday successfully defended his two-man title.
Jackson and his crew members Henry Nwume, Dan Money and Allyn Condon begin the four-man bob competition with the first of two runs at the Whistler Sliding Centre two days after team-mates Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke crashed out of the women's two-man event and five days after brakeman Money was thrown out the back of his two-man bob when they overturned in the first heat.
"It's unfortunate to crash out at the Olympic Games but it happens," Jackson said following his final training run at the Whistler track.
"You ride it out and hope you come out of it with no real injuries. We've put what happened behind us and we're looking forward."
Jackson's opening run on Thursday saw GBR1 clock 52.77 seconds for the 16th fastest time of the 19 crews who decided to train, 1.41 seconds off the pace set by Russia's Alexsandr Zubkov.
The Russian was one of many drivers who chose not to start the second training run but Jackson did go and saw an improvement to 52.37, 0.81 seconds slower than reigning two-time champion Andre Lang of Germany, who last Sunday successfully defended his two-man title.