Friedrich the leader midway through Olympic 4-man event
Hunter Church, Joshua Williamson, Kristopher Horn and Charlie Volker, of the United States, slide during the 4-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones and Benjamin Coakwell, of Canada, start the 4-man heat 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Frank Delduca, Carlo Valdes, James Reed and Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, of the United States, slide during the 4-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Johannes Lochner, Florian Bauer, Christopher Weber and Christian Rasp, of Germany, slide during the 4-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Frank Delduca, Carlo Valdes, James Reed and Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, of the United States, start the 4-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Hunter Church, Joshua Williamson, Kristopher Horn and Charlie Volker, of the United States, finish the 4-man heat 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Johannes Lochner, Florian Bauer, Christopher Weber and Christian Rasp, of Germany, slide during the 4-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schueller, of Germany, start the 4-man heat 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schueller, of Germany, celebrate after the 4-man heat 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones and Benjamin Coakwell, of Canada, start the 4-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)