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Peremptory victory for Elana Meyers-Taylor nell''ultimo round of the World Cup bobsleigh female, went to the scene this morning sull''Sanki Olympic Sliding Center in Sochi.
Saturday 14 February 2015 4 minutes reading time
The dominator of the season in pairs as usual with brakeman Cherrelle Garrett, has made the race though, playing two rounds unapproachable for the rest of the competition. Elana has in fact established in both runs, the best part-time resulting in the 'unique athlete of the lot to go down twice under the wall of 58 seconds
With this victory, the sixth season, the thirty year old Georgian mathematically wins the overall standings of the World Cup, returning to the States a trophy that was missing from the 2000-2001 season when he was in breaking Jean Racine.
Meyers-Taylor as a clean lines & egrave; still far from perfect, quest''anno literally made the leap in quality & agrave ;, finding in & nbsp; Cherrelle Garrett the 'ideal companion interior to make a difference in the fundamental thrust. The US pilot indeed has built much of its triumphs in the first seconds of the race, pocketing cents precious nell''economia of the final result.
The 'American quest''oggi has trimmed the beauty of 61 cents to the Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries, athlete that last year at this track at the Olympics had passed Meyers for a few cents. For the Canadian comes just nell''ultima useful occasion for the best result of the season, she for the first time in the last four editions of the World Cup closes the season without any success.
Third position to a single cent from the place of 'honor for un''altra US Jamie Greubel-Poser. The bronze medal in Sochi & egrave; was the author of a stunning comeback during the final heat that the 'saw up from fifth to third place. Behind it & egrave; placed the Belgian Elfje Willemsen that preceded the third American crew piloted by Jazmine Fenlator.
The 'last round of the season & egrave; featured dall''assenza numerous pilote who like to avoid the costly trip to the Russian sull''evento main focus of the season: the World Championships in Winterberg. For this reason, Germany & egrave; presented at the start only with the veteran Cathleen Martini (seventh) and Stefanie Szczurek (ninth), leaving home his top athlete: Anja Schneiderheinze.
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