Elana Meyers-Taylor leads the American hat trick in Lake Placid, discipline in deep crisis

Peremptory victory for Elana Meyers-Taylor in the first race of the Bobsleigh World Cup women staged quest''oggi in Lake Placid. The 'American paired with rookie brakeman Cherrelle Garrett has dominated the competition by closing with a lead of more than a second against the main enemy.

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The medal 'Olympic silver & egrave; was almost perfect in the first of the two heats scheduled, establishing first the best references in the fundamental thrust and then brushing the best curves gut home has edited the new record of the track. In the final descent of the original thirty Oceanside has improved the record thrust but then committed some trimming too, which however did not prevent it again to print the best time to run further increasing their lead over the rest of the group. With this success Meyers-Taylor claimed his first victory on the track in Lake Placid, the third of his career in the World Cup as a rider, the fourth overall when you consider also the triumph of Whistler in 2009 in the role of brakeman Shauna Rohbock. Behind the winner is & egrave; turned a beautiful fight for the final two podium positions which involved two other athletes US Jazmine Fenlator and Jamie Greubel-Poser. The two Americans had indeed closed the first round wrapped in a handkerchief of only 6 cents. At the end against all odds to dull & egrave; was Fenlator who has played probably the best race of his career ahead of her teammate from 24 cents. For the United States is the second hat-trick in the last 12 months, the 'last podium stars and stripes had happened to the' December 8, 2013 on the track of Park City. The second race for Kaillie Humphries who finished in fifth place in the coming sopravvanzata final run by veteran German Anja Schneiderheinze author of a decent second descent. Two-time Olympic champion & egrave; seemed rather slow in the boost phase and guided segment, where usually & egrave; teacher, not & egrave; succeeded in making a difference. The Canadian anyway potr & agrave; immediately redeem himself in seven days on gut home to Calgary, where the track definitely vender & agrave; dearly. (Official standing) Removed the top five of the rankings, the rest of the group accused detachments heavy symptom that now the world circuit & egrave; increasingly & ugrave; in the hands of the United States, Canada and Germany, only three countries that continue to invest in this discipline. Bob the female is experiencing a period of crisis & egrave; now a fact. With retreats Kiriasis, the Swiss Meyer and Spahni, dell''olandese Esme Kamphuis and dell''anno sabbatical for motherhood & agrave; Paula Walker, the park starters you & egrave; thinned considerably, tant '' & egrave; which today are presented at the start only 11 crews. Perhaps the International Federation instead of launching questionable rules that allow the participation of women to compete in four-man bob, should find a system that gives new life to the women's bobsled. Among the 'other & egrave; news a few hours ago that the only two athletes (Elana Meyers-Taylor and Kallie Humphries) who have obtained the permission to participate in the tests of four-man bob World Cup circuit have decided to postpone the next round of the calendar their debut in this discipline. The next race Women's Bobsleigh & egrave; scheduled in seven days on gut Calgary nell''Alberta.