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Towards Beijing 2022, last week was an important week to test the Olympic track. Valentina Margaglio at rest, will be back for her World Cup debut from mid-November.
Wednesday 27 October 2021 4 minutes reading time
A fundamental test event to get to know the track where, next February, the Olympic medals will be awarded.
The world protagonists of bobsleigh and skeleton have finally tried the gut of Yanqing, with the same blues engaged in China for weeks for training and official tests in recent days. Starting from the skeleton, Valentina Margaglio was unable to take to the track last week, due to an ankle problem that advised the best Italian specialist to stop and then present to her debut in the World Cup, scheduled for mid-November in Igls.
German domination both at the female level, with Germany placing Tina Hermann in the first two places, with 4 cents of margin on Hannah Neise (third place for the Russian Nikitina), while Alessia Crippa finished 21st, both in the men's test with Alexander Gassner which literally makes the void behind him, closing in 2''03 ”26 and trimming a gap of 39 cents to the British Marcus Wyatt, followed by the other German Axel Jungk. The Azzurri did well, with Amedeo Bagnis 10th ahead of Mattia Gaspari, 11th.
Test event also for the bobsleigh, with Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Roediger in front of everyone with a time of 2''00 "80: 7 cents ahead of the British duo formed by Brad Hall and Cedric Cackett, third place for Rostislav Gaitiukevich and Mikhail Mordasov at + 0 "09. The blue crews are more late with Mattia Variola and Mattia Castellazzi in 22nd position, followed by Patrick Baumgartner and Costantino Ughi, 23rd.
Among the women, the German double with Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi in first position (2''04 ”99), followed at 22 cents by compatriots Mariana Jamanka and Vanessa Mark, third position to the Canadians Christine De Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski with a time of 2 ''05 "38. The blue Giada Andreutti and Elena Scarpellini instead finished in 17th position.
For the Azzurri, there is now a block of work in Winterberg, with Baumgartner in his teammates engaged in training on the German track from today, Wednesday 27 October, until Sunday 7 November.
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