Brad Hall hailed teammate Leon Greenwood after he stepped in at the last moment to compete in the men's two-man bobsleigh, despite having never competed in the event before.
The duo finished in 12th place overall, slipping from eighth overnight, with a combined time of 3:43.43.
Greenwood saw a sudden call up to step into the sled earlier on Tuesday to compete in the third and fourth heats of the men's two-man.
It was a decision that came last minute after Taylor Lawrence, who competed in the first and second heats, noted tightness in his legs ahead of the competition, and with the four-man still on the cards it was a smart switch for Team GB.
Greenwood, 28, has become a staple in Team Hall during the last Olympic cycle but had never made his debut on the two-man scene before. So why not make it at the Olympics.
And Hall could not gush anymore about his teammate, with the two already planning for the four-man.
"I'm quite happy with how things ended up but not in a way of the two-man result but in the preparation of the four-man," he said.
"Taylor was a bit tight and so we decided not to risk putting him in today and we knew we weren't in it for the medals in the two-man after the first day and so we wanted to keep him safe so he was ready to perform.
"Leon got the call up last minute, he's never done a two-man World Cup race never mind an Olympic race so was straight in at the deep end.
"He's only done one two-man push all season and then jumps in and does the job.
"We just wanted to get down the track, it's an extra two runs for me to get used to thing work things out and I feel like I've done that today."
The podium was swept away with red, yellow and black, as Germany saw a dominant one-two-three.
Victory went the way of Johannes Lochner, who was beaten out to gold by his teammate Francesco Friedrich in both the two and four-man at Beijing 2022.
This time he switched the scores, as Olympic debutant Adam Ammour won bronze.
For Greenwood, who saw such an unexpected start on the Olympic scene in Cortina, it was a moment to be proud of.
And he echoed his teammates sentiments as they gear up for the four-man event on Saturday.
"I am just a little kid from Batley who has worked hard to somehow get here and I'm now an Olympian," he said.
"It means an awful lot. I thought that I would just be competing on the weekend and today I put a post out saying 'five days from my Olympic debut' and then a few hours later I got a call up.
"I'm just really appreciative and ready for the four-man now."
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