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Olympic champion Greg Rutherford delivers candid verdict on why Britain's bobsleigh crashed in Beijing

Greg Rutherford questioned Brad Hall’s Olympic bobsleigh bottle after the dramatic high-speed crash that capped more British calamity in Beijing.

Piloting Team GB’s two-man sled, Hall and brakeman Nick Gleeson overturned at 83mph on their third run to cross the finish line upside down, finish 11th and extend Britain’s miserable, medal-less run at these Games.

Milton Keynes’ London 2012 long jump champion Rutherford embarked on a bold new bobsleigh career last year but was unable to book his Beijing place in the four-man event alongside Hall’s crew, who enjoyed a red-hot year on the World Cup circuit.

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