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The youngest World Champion in two-man bobsleigh, who amazed everyone by his incredible achievements in his very first full season in the World Cup,'' he told in an interview from the site collection bsd-portal.de.
Wednesday 9 October 2013 5 minutes reading time
Q: Francesco last year have rewritten the history of the two-man bobsleigh German, German becoming the youngest ever to win the world title. You still have some excitement to your company thinking of Sankt Moritz?
A: "The world is a victory for a sportsman one of those moments that you always remember with great pleasure.'' Tutt I have now in my mind the images of that event.'' It was one of the most beautiful of my life. "
Q: Let's turn now to the next season. Feel more pressure to you in a special world for the next Olympic Games, since you are the world champion in charge of two-man bobsleigh?
A: "First of all I try not to put extra pressure on him. Allenanti We very well'' in the course of summer, so we will look to the future step by step. Right now my focus is on the first internal selection to participate in the Olympics. Then we can think of subsequent events to see where we are in terms of materials since it will use the new bob.'m confident and I think we have all the papers in order to continue the good work'' at the level of athletic training. "
Q: Are you satisfied with your summer training? What kind of training you have done?
A: "We have followed the same plan workouts the previous season. Certain exercises have been carried out in a more targeted than others. Brakeman's team is very fast and if continuerando so I think we will be competitive compared to a year ago. Instead, I suffered a muscle tear in his thigh which is still healed in three weeks. believe, however, that I will be at the start of the first race of the season at 100% fit. "
Q: In the next season there will be a major event: the Olympic Games. '' And one of your goals?
A: "First we have to qualify for the Games and once qualified we will prepare properly for that particular event. The most important thing, however, remain the selections that will be held this weekend."
Q: In the first race on the track in Sochi, you have not got an excellent tenth place in the two-man bobsleigh. What kind of problems did you have at that time'' and you think you have a chance to win on that track?
A: "In the race'' s debut on the future Olympic track I had a lot of problems.'' It was a strange situation where many small inconveniences occurred simultaneously in the same instant. Firstly immediately after the World Cup I got sick and I tried the track only during the pre-race testing. The ice of the gut then it was too soft during the race and we were able to adapt appropriately to those certain conditions. Yet I am optimistic because in the tests despite the lack of knowledge of the track I was always always among the first five o'clock. "
Q: During the summer break, there have been some changes to'' inside of your team. Are you satisfied with the newcomers?
A: "I am very satisfied with the new grafts. The boys are very busy during the summer'' and I see we are making great progress, but I'm sure you will still grow.'' All internal team we are very united and we're all focused to do great things in the next season. "
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