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One week from the historic podium at the national championships Kaillie Humphries Canadian bobsleigh four, Elana Meyers-Taylor continues the liberation of women in what until last season was an exclusively male discipline. & Nbsp;
Sunday 9 November 2014 5 minutes reading time
The medal 'silver casing on the Sochi Olympic Park City has done even better than the Canadian rival, beating the second run even the Olympic champion Steven Holcomb and finishing third in the second race in the selection of the US team. Meyers accompanied by Greenwood, Adams and a brakeman on 'except that the neo-husband Nic Taylor, has thus produced igrave; ripped a full pass in order to take part in international competitions in four-man bob.
The 'American like Kaillie Humphries, however, has not yet received approval from the International Federation to participate in the World Cup events in this discipline. The two athletes will in fact be the result of two events in the circuit of the North American Cup (Park City and Calgary) and then take part in a European Cup race and then be eligible for the highest bobsleigh track. & Nbsp;
"I think today we did something great - he confided to the microphones by their federation in a satisfied Elana Meyers at the end of the competition - in those days I had a long talk with my brakemen and gi & agrave; the fact that you were willing to go down with me on the ice & egrave; was a victory, and fortunately I was able to prove to everyone that even a woman & egrave; capable of driving a four-man bob and gamble on a par with their male colleagues. I think it's extraordinary to challenge Kaillie (Humphries ed) in this discipline and, above all, I am convinced that in the future we will improve a lot. "
The race & egrave; was won by Nick Cunningham, who took full advantage of the enormous mistake committed by the team led by Steven Holcomb's Last departure during the race, to win the second race in the selection of the year. The twenty-nine former brakeman goes well & igrave; his streak of success set within the team with stars and stripes, as in the weeks before he had established himself in the league pushing and trials in Lake Placid. Holcomb great day to beat the 'philosophical about explaining that the' hitch at the start & egrave; arisen as a result of the lack of experience of his new team mates. & nbsp; Fourth position for the young Codie Bascue for which only 4 cents & egrave; was beaten by the new rival Elana Meyers-Taylor.
The day before it staged the two-man bobsleigh races. Among women less successful Elana Meyers-Taylor nell''occasione & egrave; been driven by rookie Lauren Gibbs. The new association preceded by 41 cents rivals Gruebel Garrett-fast when pushing but less efficient than the winners in the sections of the gut led Utah. The podium & egrave; was completed by Jazmine Fenlator again quite far from the first two in the class.
In the two-man bobsleigh men's first win for the top driver of the American movement, Steven Holcomb. The holder of the World Cup this specialty & agrave ;, paired with Alex Harrison preceded by 30 cents Nick Cunningham and 39 of the increasingly & ugrave; Codie Bascue convincing.
After completing the two qualifying trials, the Federation is the US & egrave; taking a little '' days before issue the list of teams that will face the next edition of the World Cup.
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