[FreeperinRATcage]

Actually...the "legs" are pretty important. That initial burst of speed means a lot...and not something any runner can do. Remember...you are pushing a rather heavy object across the ice :)

A 2nd class pusher with a 1st class drive would result in a 2nd class team. That didn't happen.

[Utah Girl]

The legs are what lost Jean Racine her chance for a gold medal. She dumped her brakesperson/pusher a couple of months before the Olympics and got Gia Johnson. Only problem, Gia wrecked her hamstring the Saturday before the bobsled competition. Gia still pushed, but their start times were horrible, which cost Racine a gold...