Lyndon Rush's Olympics are over and unfortunately for the 33-year-old, he'll be coming home without a medal.
Rush, a Humboldt native, finished up his Games by competing in the four-man bobsled event, a race in which he won bronze four years ago in Vancouver. Along with teammates Lascelles Brown, David Bissett and Neville Wright, Rush's team posted a total time of 3:41.76 over four heats. That put them in ninth place, 1.16 seconds behind the winning team from Russia.
Rush also finished ninth in the two-man event, racing with Brown as his brakeman. In both the two-man and four-man races, Rush was his team's pilot, steering the sled down the track at upwards of 130 kilometres per hour.
Also of note was a crash by Canada 3, a team featuring Rush's former two-man partner Jesse Lumsden, along with Justin Kripps, Cody Sorensen and Ben Coakwell. The team crashed during the third of four runs, a result that moved them well out of medal contention.
With the Games now over, the questions surrounding Rush will center on whether he will retire from the sport. Rush has indicated he was considering retiring after Sochi, so that will loom as the biggest question surrounding this decorated bobsledder, one of the most successful athletes Humboldt has ever produced.
