FRIEDRICH vs. LOCHNER

The duel for gold and honor

FRIEDRICH
vs.
LOCHNER

The duel for gold and honor

The icy showdown

The excitement is building when the IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships are held in Lake Placid, USA, from March 6 to 16, 2025. The best athletes in the world will meet on the traditional Olympic bobsleigh track Mount Van Hoevenberg to compete for the medals in thrilling races.

The focus is on the exceptional German pilots Johannes Lochner and Francesco Friedrich. Both have had a significant impact on bobsleighing in recent years and are involved in an exciting head-to-head race:

Francesco Friedrich

With 16 world championship titles and four Olympic victories, Friedrich is considered one of the most successful bobsleigh drivers of all time. He made history at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing when he won gold in both the two-man and four-man bobsleigh.

Johannes Lochner

The five-time world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist has proven his strength several times this season. His form has been on a steep upward curve since two victories in the last World Cup in Lillehammer.

The rivalry between the two came to a head in the 2024/2025 season when tensions arose due to changes in pushers. Lochner accused Friedrich of trying to poach his pusher, which caused unrest in the German team.

The preparation: three challenges

To get fans in the mood for the upcoming duel, we pitted the Lochner and Friedrich teams against each other in three special challenges.

  1. Packages Challenge: Here, the teams had to search for packages with letters in a DHL van and put them together to form meaningful words. A task that required speed and combination skills.
    2. Quiz: Who knows DHL & BSD better? In this knowledge competition, the teams competed against each other and answered questions about DHL, the BSD and bobsleighing. Who came out on top?
  2. Snow race: Who is better around the bends? A slalom course in the snow with the DHL E-Van put the drivers' driving skills to the test. Who mastered the course the fastest?

Experience the challenges now and join in the excitement!

Experience the exciting competitions between the two top teams up close and get in the mood for the World Championships in Lake Placid. Who will come out on top in the end?

Parcels

Quiz

Snow race