Michael VOGT

Switzerland

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 29 Dec 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: WANGEN

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	2-man SUI Switzerland	4
	4-man SUI Switzerland	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	2-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:42.41
5	4-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:22.27
8	2-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:42.90
9	4-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:37.87
13	4-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:38.49
13	2-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:26.89

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	4-man	2021	St. Moritz, SUI	2:10.25
2	2-man	2021	St. Moritz, SUI	2:15.47
3	4-man	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:38.66
4	2-man	2020	Winterberg, GER	1:51.70
7	2-man	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:40.17
DNS	4-man	2020	Winterberg, GER

Junior World Championships U23
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	2-man	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:40.17

World Cup Rankings
Season	2-man	4-man
2021/22	7	7
2020/21	5	20
2019/20	4	9
2018/19	13	15

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	2-man	4-man
2021/22	1 x 7th, 1 x 8th, 3 x 9th	2 x 6th, 2 x 7th, 2 x 9th
2020/21	1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 4th	1 x 7th, 1 x 14th
2019/20	1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th, 2 x 7th	1 x 7th, 3 x 9th, 1 x 10th
2018/19	1 x 4th, 1 x 9th, 2 x 12th	1 x 11th, 1 x 12th, 1 x 13th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
6	4-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:49.09
6	4-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:49.72
7	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:43.73
7	4-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:49.94
7	4-man	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:09.84
8	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:44.48
9	4-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:48.64
9	2-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:50.92
9	4-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:42.05
9	2-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:51.15

Nickname:

Michi

Occupation:

Athlete, Sport Soldier, Polymechanic

Family:

Older half brother, Dany Bruhin.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

Bob Club Zuerichsee

Coach:

National: Petr Ramseidl (CZE)
Personal: Christoph Langen (GER)

Position style:

Pilot

Sporting relatives:

Stepbrother Dany Bruhin (Artistic gymnastics): Competes for STV Wangen SZ in the Swiss Gymnastics Federation, Michael's former club.

Other sports:

Artistic Gymnastics: Competed for STV Wangen SZ in the Swiss Gymnastics Federation, specialising in the parallel bars.

Athletics: Trained in shot put.

Debut:

2018 World Cup in Sigulda (Two-man - 17th, Two-man - 16th)

Injuries:

Prior to 2020/21 season: Cartilage damage in his knees from training. Uses shockwave therapy and blood injections locally, as well as a dedicated stretching regimen, to prevent further irritation and damage.

National team:

2016

Start:

Took up bobsleigh in 2016 when two-time world champion Ivo Rueegg invited him to a training camp. Started his training to become a pilot immediately. (nzz.ch, 19 Feb 2020)

Reason:

"In addition to the speed, what fascinates me about bobsleigh is that everything has to fit together at the start. It's a team sport and everyone has to do their best at the right time." (radio.ch, 29 Jan 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (radio.ch, 29 Jan 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing fifth at the World Championships in the four-man bob in 2019, his first season on the World Cup tour, in an event where his team raced cleanly in all four runs. (fm1today.ch, 15 May 2019)

Hero:

Bobsledder Ivo Rueegg (SUI), two-time world champion, who introduced Vogt to the sport and grew up in a neighbouring village. (Obersee Nachrichten, 30 Aug 2018)

Ritual:

The team carries a good luck nut when racing. "We went to a shop in Koenigssee [in 2018/19]. [Pusher] Sandro [Michel] put a walnut on the scales for fun. It didn't show any weight, so the saleswoman gave it to us. From then on she was our lucky nut." After their surprising fifth-place finish at the World Championships that season, they ate their lucky walnut, but a new, inedible nut made of metal was gifted to the team by the Lake Zurich Bobsleigh Club. (blick.ch, 6 Dec 2019)

Philosophy:

"I like it when it gets difficult." (nzz.ch, 19 Feb 2020)

Award:

Sports Association of Schwyz Team of the Year (2020)
Sports Association of Schwyz Honour Roll (2018, 2019)

Milestones

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
In his first three seasons in the sport (2019-21), he twice placed in the top-five at the World Championships (2019 four-man, 2021 two-man).

At the 2021 Junior World Championships, won gold in the four-man by nearly a second over runners-up Germany becoming the first Swiss junior world champion in the four-man bobsleigh in 20 years. "It was an incredible moment. But we haven't really realized it yet. It was great that everything went well. The first run, in particular, was almost perfect." Won silver in the two-man two days prior. (radio.ch)

WORLD CUP
In only his fifth World Cup event, he finished fourth in the two-man with brakeman Sandro Michel on his home ice at St. Moritz in 2018/19.

Social Media

Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/bobteamvogt/
https://www.instagram.com/bobteamvogt/?hl=de
Team Website: https://www.bobteamvogt.ch/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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