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No plot twist in the last two rounds of the women's bob race of the World Championships in Winterberg. The US Elana Meyers-Taylor has deservedly won his first world title of his career, scoring in three of the four runs in the program the best references chronometric.
Saturday 28 February 2015 5 minutes reading time
The thirty year old native of Georgia together with brakeman Cherelle Garrett & egrave; was leading the world since the first test meter descent inaugural, confirming also the occasion of the event the pi & ugrave; dell''anno important to be at this time the 'female athlete of reference of the bob. Elana as usual & egrave; was fast in the boost phase, but the real masterpiece the 'the American' has performed nel''impegnativo central stretch of the gut dell''Hochsauerland, demonstrating for the 'umpteenth time this season that it is now able to become a Full pilot and not only a sprinter as happened in previous years.
The success of Meyers-Taylor also has a historic significance, since never in the previous 11 editions iridescent bobbista an American had won the world title in women's bobsled.
Behind the winner of 43 cents is detached & egrave; placed Germany's Anja Schneiderheinze. The thirty-six of Erfurt in the race with Annika Drążek offered great show to the numerous spectators who came to watch the performances of their darlings, playing two rounds virtually perfect. Schneiderheinze especially nell''ultima descent & egrave; managed to snatch a Meyers-Taylor's track record, a record that the 'American had touched three times during the three previous runs, winning his first world metal from the pilot, she as a brakeman had already & agrave; stuck his neck the 'gold at the World champion of 2005.
Complete the podium an extraordinary Cathleen Martini all''ultima career race manages to win a historic bronze medal. The thirty-two of Zwickau that earlier in the season had been cut from the pink of the World Cup ended in the best possible way its prestigious racing career that has reserved 1 Crystal Ball, a world title, four European Championships and as many as 18 successes in festivals World Cup.
Martini preceded by more than 6/10 compatriot Stefanie Szczurek authentic great revelation of this event rainbow, allowing Germany to place three athletes to the first four places in the final standings. Fifth position for rimontante Jamie Greubel-Poser that nell''ultima day of competition improves the result of two placings of the first two rounds. For the bronze medal in Sochi in 2014 it is still a small consolation since like the Canadian Kaillie Humphries non & egrave; never been in contention for medals.
Two-time Olympic champion and world has even finished seventh in the worst way by completing a season quite forgettable. Humphries seems to have lost the feeling with your bob as the occasion of the event the champion criticized the brakeman Melissa Lotholz has at least allowed the Canadian driver to print times thrust vying with those of Cathleen Martini.
Completing the top ten 'American Jazmine Fenlator sixth his best result ever in a World Championship, the Belgian Elfje Willemsen seventh ex-aequo with Humphries, the Romanian Maria Adela Constantin ninth and Miriam Wagner junior world champion.
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