Todd Hays
Todd Hays
Todd Dennys Haysis an American former bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002, breaking a 46-year medal drought for the US national bobsleigh team...
germans hoping program races winning
The Germans have been winning races for a long, long time. They're on a whole other level. I'm hoping one day our program will get there.
bottom buddies certainly continue driver exciting frame gets less mph piano pushes remember scary searching speeds start steel suspension top
I thought the driver must have been unconscious and that we certainly were going to die. You have to remember on these bobsleds, there's no suspension and it's a steel frame mounted to a steel axle. When you start approaching speeds of 90 mph you can feel every vibration. It's like some someone pushes a piano on you and pushes you to the bottom of the sled. You go up to the top and you see your buddies doing it over and over again, so you want to continue to do it. As you do it, it gets less scary and more exciting and then you start searching for the speed.
definitely forward looking medal
I think we're going to be right there at the end in the medal count. I'm definitely looking forward to being a part of this U.S. team.
chances five good six teams
Our chances are very good. There aren't but about five or six teams that will be right there for the medals. We have as good a chance as anybody.
dirt guys heck miles parents post road
My parents live 16 miles out on a dirt road and another mile on a different road. How the heck did they find the way out there? These guys are like the post office. Rain, snow, hail, they're there.
drive hurting pull track
This track is different. You've got to drive a lot more than I like to drive. I don't like to pull on the ropes. I like to let the sled fly. And it's really hurting me here in Italy. I can't get used to the idea of yanking the sled around and it's really killing my splits.
across drive needed runner sit whatever
What I don't want to do is come across like I'm making excuses. I need to get it done with whatever runner I'm on. I'm not going to sit here and say it's all runners. I needed to drive better. I needed to find a way to get it done, and I didn't do that.
ask certainly deal home last life medal sad silver win
The only thing you can ask for in life is a chance. I had that today. I had it the last two Olympics. I got to win a silver medal in my home country. Unfortunately, I just didn't get it done for my team. It's not going to be a sad thing. It's just part of life and I certainly can deal with it.
athletes good hang talk
We get to hang out with some of the other athletes in the lounge. We talk to them and find out about their sports. It's good getting to know them and their experience.
finishing games life olympic worse
Unfortunately it didn't go as I'd hoped. But fortunately I know there's a lot worse things in life than not finishing the Olympic Games with a medal.
catch equipment europeans finally side starting technical
We're finally starting to catch up with the Europeans on the equipment and the technical side of things.
deserve guys last medal none tomorrow vancouver
Tomorrow will be my last two bobsled runs. I'm not getting any younger, and I don't think I'll be able to get it done in Vancouver when I'm 40. I have a medal but none of those guys do. I really, really wanted to get it done for those guys. They deserve a medal.
energy job last ounce tomorrow
Tomorrow will be my last two bobsled runs, and you'll see every ounce of energy that I have in this sport. I've got to try to do a lot better job for my teammates.
anyone cost mistake
If anyone else had a mistake like that, it would have cost them 15 places.