Bobsleigh
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Francesco Friedrich is still the great protagonist of the bobsleigh World Cup. The champion from Pirna in fact dominated the seventh round of the top bobsleigh circuit at Winterberg, winning the fourth Crystal Ball of his four-man bobsleigh with a race to spare.
Monday 10 January 2022 5 minutes reading time
The eleven-time world champion first won the sixth seasonal success in the two-man bobsleigh with Alexander Schueller and then the following day with Schueller himself and with the other two brakemen Bauer and Margis he triumphed for the seventh time in the four-man bob .
In two, Friedrich trimmed the beauty of 33 cents to his compatriot Lochner and 85 to the Canadian Kripps, very heavy gaps that are the result of two photocopied heats where the German driver set the same time to the hundredth, improving the previous record by 10 cents. of the route that already belonged to him. The Russian Gaitiukevich and the third Teutonic Hafer complete the top five.
In the four Friedrich conquered his 100 career podium, finishing in the lead with a margin of 42 cents on an excellent Brad Hall and with 46 cents ahead of a splendid Hunter Church who gave the United States the first podium of the season in the men's bobsleigh. . Fourth position for Johannes Lochner who lost two placings compared to the first descent and fifth place for the "usual" Kripps.
In the female bobsleigh German double, with the returning Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi good at not being wrecked on a track that during the second descent slowed down step by step due to a heavy snowfall. The young Teutonic had in fact closed the first heat in the lead with a large margin and this allowed her to conquer the fourth triumph of the season. Second position for Kalicki-Fiebig and third for the American Humphries-Hoffman. Good fourth place for Elana Meyers-Taylor who with this result puts a serious risk on winning the World Cup.
The Italian team did not take part in Winterberg, which was involved in a long European Cup weekend in Igls. A strategic choice that thanks to the good results obtained, Baumgartner's victory and podium in four accompanied by Variola's podium in two and the two precious sixth places of the Friulian in four and by the good performances of Giada Andreutti in the monobob, allowed the `` Italy to climb the rankings in the international ranking by qualifying for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games (one race from the end of the season) two crews in the four-man bob, a crew in the two-man bob and a girl in the monobob. An extraordinary result for the team led by Maurizio Oioli who was able to benefit from a rather questionable international regulation, where the weight of minor races for the purpose of the Olympic qualification had a greater weight than the famous World Cup circuit.
The last seasonal appointment for hobbyists is expected in a week in Sankt Moritz where the European titles will also be awarded.
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