"Everyone had been so excited about the opportunity to take on the Diamonds and demonstrate the progress that we've been making as a team. Rutherford, the London 2012 long-jump champion, joined up with Deen's four-man squad this year at the suggestion of the duo's mutual friend, American two-time Olympic women's bobsleigh champion Kaillie Humphries. The seventh seeds will take on Team USA's Danny Lauby and Chuck Puleo for a place in Sunday's quarter-finals, and they are aiming to use Anderson as an inspiration at the Sparkassen Arena this weekend. It could even allow for events to be hosted across continents.