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Took place on the morning of Saturday, October 17 in Lake Placid early trials of selection of American national bobsled ahead dell''imminente start of the World Cup from 2015 to 2016.
Monday 19 October 2015 10 minutes reading time
In the test male clear statement by Steven Holcomb, number one driver of the movement of stars and stripes, which in pair with brakeman Charles Valdes did sign in both races in the same program cronometico specific reference, making it the most & ugrave; Fast track & nbsp; is the first and the second run. & nbsp;
The 'expert bobbista native of Utah after the first selection race is & egrave; He said quite surprised with the results, "E '' went well especially because & egrave; I was not cos & Igrave; safe to have un''ottima condition in this season (Holcomb during dell''estate has undergone several treatments to cure the tendons d '' Achilles after having persistent pain from the Olympic Games in Sochi ed). Quest''oggi wanted to push very hard to make sure everything was ok and in fact & egrave; everything went well. "
The same is Holcomb & egrave; was satisfied even the sharp increase in terms of their thrust by the brakeman that last year they made their debut in the world of bob, "C '' IS was a big increase compared to last season by rookie. In one year of work have improved a lot and IS nice that many of them are highly motivated to earn their place in the team for the World Cup. "
Second place for the Californian Nick Cunningham, first last year, which ended its performance with 57 cents from late winner. Third place went to the young talent Yankee Codie Bascue who raced in tandem with Nic Taylor & nbsp; husband of Elana Meyers. The two after a decent first descent have stumbled in a second run that tutt''altro immune from mistakes by paying a heavy delay from Holcomb. & Nbsp; & ugrave Definitely more; lingered the other four teams that took part in the competition, who have suffered separations greater than three seconds off the pace.
Race & more ugrave; uncertain within the female who saw the fight for the success of Greubel-Poser and Meyers-Taylor his point pi & ugrave; high. The number one favorite for victory seemed to be Elana Meyers after the stunning last season that the 'has crowned at the top of the discipline giving her the World Cup and World title, she appeared at the start of the first trails of selection even with recent national title push conquered a few weeks ago in Lake Placid. & nbsp;
Despite this background, the race & egrave; It was won by Jamie Greubel-Poser that together with brakeman Lauren Gibbs Printed in both races for the best time. Greubel-Poser has made a difference in the guided part of the gut of Mount Van Hoevenberg managed to recover all the disadvantage suffered in the boost phase. The thirty-two of Newtown & nbsp; & egrave; cos & Igrave; He returned to put his nose in front of the rival two years away from his extraordinary period 2013-2014, in addition to the first success of his career in the World Cup the regal & ograve; the Olympic bronze medalist.
Second place for Elana Meyers that & egrave; presented at the start together with the novice & nbsp; Kehri Jones. The two even though they had their first competition together have been able to equal the record of pushing dell''impianto upstate New York, & nbsp; for & resulting ograve; pi & ugrave; lens in the technical section of the track closing 33 cents from late winner.
Meyers-Taylor explained that the choice of exchange brakeman & egrave; It was due to the new regulation examined by the International Federation which provides for a reduction of 30kg of maximum weight allowed for each crew from season 2017-2018. "I'm anxious to start this new season because & egrave; will & agrave; undoubtedly full of reasons - confided into the Office Printing Federation US the pilot American - & nbsp; with the change in the rules on weights & egrave; important set me down & agrave; immediately to work on speed & agrave; thrust and above all to become familiar with the bobsleigh and track & egrave; much more & ugrave; lighter than before. My goal IS to take hand with this new variable to get ready for the Olympics in PyeongChang 2018. Obviously the other objectives this season I am to reconfirm the first place in the World Cup and to defend the world title. Even quest''anno will try & ograve; to qualify to compete in the four-man bob and will go & ograve; chasing this goal gi & agrave; from the trails next week. "
Third position for Brittany Reinbolt who raced in tandem with the 'expert Cherrelle Garrett, closing out their test with a delay of almost 2 and a half seconds behind the winner. Not & egrave; presented at the start of this first screening test Jazmine Fenlator. The 'athlete originally from New Jersey, the third in the overall standings last season, decided to pursue the' process of change nationality & agrave; in her desire to take part in the next Olympics. & nbsp; & nbsp Fenlator, because it would be out of the American Olympic team since the new stupid rule issued by the World Council IBSF nell''ultimo limits participation in the competitions in five circles and the world's only two Crews country. & nbsp;
The second appointment with the trails of the American bobsled team selection will be held & agrave; next weekend.
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Results Two-Man Bob
1. Steven Holcomb and Charles Valdes 1: 52.42 (56.21, 56.21); 2. Nick Cunningham and James Reed 1: 52.99 (56.43, 56.56); 3. Codie Bascue and Nic Taylor 1: 53.57 (56.51, 57.06); 4. Hunter Church and Adam Clark 1: 55.49 (57.60, 57.89); 5. Geoff Gadbois and Dusin Greenwood 1: 55.86 (57.93, 57.93); 6. Dakarai Kongela and Adrian Adams 1: 55.91 (58.00, 57.91); 7. John Landis Macchionne and Austin 1: 56.41 (58.14, 58.27);
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Results Bob female
1. Jamie Greubel Poser and Lauren Gibbs 1: 55.73 (57.86, 57.87); 2. Elana Meyers Kehri Taylor and Jones 1: 56.06 (57.91, 58.15) 3. Brittany Reinbolt and Cherrelle Garrett 1: 58.26 (58.87, 59.39) 4. Nicole Vogt and Malaikah Love 1: 58.69 (59.39, 59.30); 5. Katie Eberling and Terra Evans 1: 59.99 (1: 00:09, 59.90);
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