Ride With an Olympic Bobsledder

Aja Evans is an American bobsledder competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sliding down a slick racetrack at up to 90 mph, bobsledding requires a strong constitution and a need for speed. Athletes can be subjected to up to 5 g’s, or five times the force of gravity-the same pressure that a fighter pilot may experience. Strap in tight and get ready for the ride of a lifetime.
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[@al-kautsara3400]

5G!?? my phone only have 3G

[@aeyvan]

Alkautsar A
Lmfao

[@thephantom9227]

err.... dude, not all area in the world have 4G signal

[@PantsB4Squares]

I do not believe that sled can hit 5g. How can that ride amount to rolling in a fighter jet. No way

[@iplayminecraft3709]

You experience a total of 5 gravity thats the expereince you have when you drift full speed with a buggati

[@chestercalma3788]

Lol

[@Ethan-yu7kp]

Jamcia we have a bob sled team

[@surajsahadeo8056]

sir Ethan lol you watched cool runnings

[@mariomatovina4]

Sanka, you dead?

[@upSettTV]

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Hang on coach it’s bobsled time!

[@bekindstudios2506]

Mario Matovina ya man

[@jiraiya4072]

AND SANKA

[@Nothing_serious]

That looks fun

[@lorenzpacis3249]

Your Waifu Sucks
It may kick up your adrenaline, however she said that you expierence 5 gs, and it's like someone jumping on you. At the end of the vid, she says that she can finally breathe. I wouldn't think it's so fun feeling 5x the force of gravity and potentially crashing at the side of an icy wall at 90 mph.

[@FloatingSpaceKitten]

That is terrifying.

[@mmbleachtasty6121]

Then look up Skelton racing

[@Meringue_Pie]

This looks both terrifying and super fun at the same time

[@Twintouch1]

Crazy! Fast and fun! She rocks!

[@ReshiramR52]

I thought the bobsled was going to fall apart at 1:32

[@hilden.]

I did this, in Whistler. The will let tourists do it, for a fee. I'm in good shape, and I was shocked at the incredible stress it puts on your body. Indescribably intense and physical. Wouldn't do it again.

[@uberhaxornova1990]

That'd be pretty cool to try once!

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

I feel like this sport isn’t getting as much attention as it should, I mean your literally going 90MPH on a thin track on ice.

[@mmbleachtasty6121]

Look up Skelton sliding

[@konrad6995]

Hey lovely Great Big Story people, could you make longer videos? Love you!

[@jn-ib2nd]

This looks freaking amazing

[@Errooooorrrr]

Those look so fun. I need to try those when I’m older.

[@KillJoy_Since2017]

Awesome

[@nevohyams]

That Adidas product placement tho

[@Zodiak34]

bmw too. but imo it was just to get great shots, and these companies placed their logos at the right place

[@DONCASTER99]

Cool Runnings.

[@billymemes4616]

I still don't get why they never show the athlete's faces. It's not an anonymous thing if it's in the Olympics right?

[@epifny9614]

*fascinating*

[@Tsukiko.97]

Nuff people say you know they can't believe, Jamaica, we have a bobsled team. We have the one Derice....
And the one Junior...
Yu-
Sanka!
The fastest of the fastest Jamaican sprinters...
Go to Olympics, fight for Jamaica!

[@darkk_8584]

Let Rocket Man Participate in this winter Sport again. ROCKET MAN OLYMICS LEZ GOOOOO

[@MiladJPanah]

If you want to know how an astronaut feels during the start, this might be your sport of choice. I did it for 5 years until I had so many issues with my knees and back, that I had to stop and become a professional fat fuck.

[@noseefood1943]

what does the middle riders do?

[@an_orange_fruit1743]

Question is: Is bobsledding only an Olimpic sport ?

[@vabdgr]

Could at least show the athletes faces at some point...

[@eeefroge9825]

FEEL THE RITHEM FEEL THE RHYME GET ON UP ITS BOBSLED TIME!!! "Sanka"

[@friedsallad7328]

Doesnt like the track do everything for you?

[@ceeloqueen675]

"as soon as it's over I can inhale start breathing again " so wait your holding your breath the whole time??

[@hiwanker177]

Yup

[@Nothing_serious]

Well if you have 5Gs weighing on you, that's like 5x your weight then it's not surprising they can't breathe.

[@1992djg]

Feel the Rhythm feel the rhyme get on up it’s bobsled time

[@rogvireynstind5555]

Is this the same as skeleton slide

[@maiboss1562]

Interstellar background song

[@MrFajaraldi]

it looks fun,isnt it?

[@A3Kr0n]

My Mazda 3i can do SIX Gs in a turn. Then it's a quick high speed roll into the ditch.

[@woodstick6518]

this reminds me of a movie about 4 jamaican that are doing bobsledders even though they never saw snow before.

[@kalexis6484]

Liyeta R cool runnings

[@Eman-iw1rq]

Fighter pilots pull a lot more than five g's.

[@mohammadkashif5178]

those boots

[@jiamingyu1244]

I have a friend who does luge, how does bobsleigh compare to that.

[@ariloveshouse]

Jiaming Yu well luge is on a sled type thing and the person is on their back with their head back but they can see where they're going. It's done in singles and doubles. In bobsleigh it's done in groups of two or groups of four. In luge you use your feet to move your body. In bobsleigh all group members use their bodies to sway right or left and have a member that controls the break inside, like the athlete in the video. Perhaps you weren't expecting this whole response but the winter olympics has me hyped!!!

[@eliiacovoni2451]

whats their name and what team are they on? i may know them

[@tragic3086]

nuFF PEOPLE SAID THEY KNOW THEY CANT BELIEVE - JAMAICA WE HAVE A BOBSLED TEAM

[@mystic_robert55]

Wouldn't it be nice if Matterhorn Bobsledds went that fast.

[@jessep8281]

"spee sut"

[@eeefroge9825]

Sanka ya dead??? Ya man

[@nato59ramen88]

8 hours late

[@rubensargsyan5634]

Better than curling

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

Curling is great you normie.

[@cottermcg123]

A fighter pilot has to endure 9 Gs I think not just 5 Gs

[@erikmendoza6098]

5g’s? Holy shit..
You feel 5x your weight wtf

[@ilsunnylo3562]

I dont really get the point. Isnt this just a sled ride everyone does in snow? Whats there to compete if theres no skill involve other than shifting your butt and weighting less?

[@uwubutnotuwu8921]

Ilsunny Lo Well to be honest yeah but the speed your gonna go in once you do it is ridiculous and People can die in this sport...

[@lolasian1016]

Ilsunny Lo I mean 5Gs is no laughing matter

[@blade837371]

Ilsunny Lo By shifting your butt harder?????

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

Ilsunny Lo The point is to not DIE.

[@ilsunnylo3562]

Lancethegreat 88 1:32 no kidding. Her sled was falling apart alreadý. I dont see the fun in this when you just turtle in the cabin and see nothing.

[@nizamakhtar7573]

F1

[@DJZombie-gy9zy]

anyone one else move there head?

[@satriobiangkerok]

... i can see clearly now...
*Do you wanna kiss my egg?? :D

[@farizzakyimam6128]

Yhaaa kbc euro wkwk

[@karensmith1859]

WTF THEY DON’T BREATHE???

[@indifferentcynic9065]

It's prolly easy

[@samchua6758]

i like yuri on ice

[@michaelagustinsantos3015]

sam chua What the heck? Really?

[@typicalcharizard287]

First

[@30smsuperstrat]

The story is cool but The production of this is absurd. I wanted to show my son what bobsledding is, because we were talking about the Olympics. He brings out his Hot Wheels bobsled and asks if its in the Olympics. Flashing between closeups and walking left him completely uninterested as he wanted to see the “fast sleds”. This is yet another reason younger people don’t watch the Olympic Games anymore

[@surge5240]

That's why i don't care.

[@bigolm7]

Ha I'm Australian so You can't make me do this

[@arda9437]

18th comment 561st view.

[@PantsB4Squares]

Hey all PC people. She said brake man not brake woman, sic her!!

[@cageordie]

Too much of this isn't on the bobsleigh. Cut the crap out and show a complete run.

[@sabrinasabol393]

i didn't choose to watch this

[@rec_drew]

First

[@rover4770]

First