US driver Holcomb runs harder on injured calf

Published February 21, 2014 12:41pm ET



KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — U.S. bobsled driver Steven Holcomb ran a little harder on an injured calf and is confident he’ll be close to full speed for the four-man competition.

Holcomb is trying to win a second consecutive gold medal in four-man, which begins with two heats Saturday. Holcomb said his strained calf muscle is “about 75 percent” and he pushed harder at the start of two training runs with his three-man USA-1 crew.

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