Greg is in a battle for Beijing

GREG rutherford made his international bobsleigh debut yesterday — but is in a battle to qualify for the Olympics after only finishing 17th in winterberg, Germany. racing as part of Lamin Deen’s four-man crew, the London 2012 long jump gold medallist is pushing to reach the winter Olympics in Beijing. Deen’s team are yet to qualify and have only one more world Cup race in St Moritz. Britain’s No 1 team in the four-man bobsleigh, led by Brad Hall, claimed their third secondplaced finish of the season. they are ranked fourth in the world.