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And Maximilian Arndt'' the great protagonist of the first weekend of European races of the World Cup four-man bob. Quest'' now the world champion on the track in Winterberg repeated her success yesterday ahead of his team-mates Francesco Friedrich and Thomas Florschuetz.
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The twenty-five Oberhof led a perfect race that has seen'' in the lead since the first descent, but the real masterpiece Arndt'' s achieved in the final run when he closed the practice to victory in the central and far more technical track'' s Hochsauerland, drawing lines impossible to emulate for opponents and crossed the finish line by a margin of 23 cents on the first of rivals. With today's victory, the German pilot also because of the seventh Holcomb takes off in the ranking of the World Cup.
The extraordinary day of Germany was completed by Francesco Friedrich second and third Thomas Florschuetz. The young Teutonic the first real full-time season in the maximum circuit bob is confirming the good'' seen in the previous year, and two podiums this weekend in the less popular specialties are the latest demonstration'''' s huge talent that this guy has only twenty-three. Friedrich in a few seasons could become one of the greatest interpreters of the sport.
Florschuetz instead ended a three-day race began with a very positive third place in the two-man bobsleigh continued with the fourth place yesterday and ended with third place today. The pilot of Saxony in the final round was able to overcome by just three hundredths Russian Alexander Zubkov who had settled on the virtual podium at the end of the first descent.
In fifth place went to the Canadian Chris Spring which once again confirms the better of her. Behind it are placed the Swiss Beat Hefti winner in the two-man bobsleigh Friday'' s former chief-ranked Steven Holcomb who has lived a rather disappointing weekend and Russian Nikita Zakharov.
Try colorless to Americans Cory Butner and Nick Cunningham that after the exceptional results early in the season have finished the race today only in the thirteenth and sixteenth position. The little palm coveted big beat of the day went to Latvia Oskars Melbardis who finished the first run in the penultimate place without qualify for the final run.
The unconvincing race weekend of Simone Bertazzo closed with a seventeenth place. A result in line with the performance so far obtained by the pilot in Pieve di Cadore, but that highlights the current state of the form of the'' Italian bob. The Youth Olympic champion Patrick Baumgartner has completed its twenty-fourth and final test position did not qualify for the second run.
The next round of the World Cup four-man bob is expected in seven days on the track in St. Moritz.
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