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Second straight win for Elana Meyers-Taylor in this edition of the Bobsleigh World Cup women. & Nbsp;
Saturday 20 December 2014 5 minutes reading time
The American pilot quest & rsquo; today in Calgary & egrave; sets rather sharply in the second round of the world circuit, establishing in both planned descents best references chronometric. Meyers-Taylor in together with brakeman Cherrelle Garrett, has imposed its law from the first meters of the race, by printing the incredible split when pushing yourself that have allowed it to accumulate a rather substantial advantage against major rivals. Later in the US led the original Oceanside has proven to be much improved in the conduct of the bob, trimming the beauty of 45 cents to Anja Schneiderheinze before the stop.
The German & egrave; was undoubtedly l & rsquo; authentic revelation of this first part of the season, since the last two years seemed to be started on Sunset Boulevard. The Teutonic found in Franziska Bertels historical companion crew Sandra Kiriassis, brakeman right to face the incredible times thrust mark made by the North American athletes, and then use its technical guide to the difference in the features pi & ugrave; difficult of the various casings circuit.
If Schneiderheinze & egrave; the positive surprise of this first part of the season, Kaillie Humphries & egrave; undoubtedly the surprise in the negative. Two-time Olympic champion and dominating the last two editions of the World Cup, quest & rsquo; today in his home track closed in third position undergoing a lead of almost nine tenths behind the winner. Humphries as a week ago in Lake Placid seems to reveal obvious difficulty & agrave; in the boost phase, crucial that until last year was his strong point thanks to & rsquo; help of brakeman Heather Moyse that in these first two appointments not l & rsquo; he accompanied. The talented rider will have to Calgary & agrave; then come up with something in the next European commitments calendar if vorr & agrave; give a hard time to running at Elana Meyers-Taylor.
At the foot of the podium were placed two other crews US piloted by Jamie Greubel-Poser and Jazmine Fenlator who finished fourth with the same time. Chasing the American is & egrave; placed the Belgian Elfje Willemsen author of encouraging evidence, given the fact that the representative of Belgium is more comfortable on European tracks.
Even today's competition saw 11 teams at the start only confirming what was said a week ago after the race in Lake Placid, or that the women bob is going through a period of crisis that the International Federation must try to stem as soon as possible before the discipline becomes a series monopolized by the United States, Canada and Germany.
The next round of the World Series & egrave; scheduled for the second weekend in January on gut Altenberg in Germany.
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