Kaillie Humphries wins in Park City and centers his third win of the season

& Egrave; Kaillie Humphries was to win the fifth race of the World Cup Women's Bobsleigh 2015-16. Located in Park City the Canadian in the cup with Melissa Lotholz, you & egrave; He won his third win of the season after that obtained the German tracks Altenberg and K & ouml; nigsee.

Saturday 16 January 2016 5 minutes reading time

After the first round the top four teams in standings were collected in a handkerchief of only 13 cents, with the native of Calgary who was currently in second position separated only two cents dall''austriaca Christina Hengster. In the second run the twice Olympic champion & egrave; able to & ograve; to create a vacuum, thanks to a 23.5 departing that & egrave; earned the best time to push the run (chrono equal to one hundredth those facts recorded by Jamie Greubel Poser and Anja Schneiderheinze) and has established the fastest time in the heats despite un''imprecisione in the final. The Humphries has therefore gained more ground on rivals to win the third crystal ball of his career. Second place for Christina Hengster, not & egrave; He managed to resist all''attacco of Canadian descent but in the second & egrave; He was still able to get the best result of his career. The junior world champion in 2012, paired with Sanne Monique Dekker, is demonstrating a great consistency this season, after having hit two third places in addition to a fourth and a fifth place in the first four races of the season. Third place for the Greubel Poser, who completed the podium by clocking the third fastest time in the heats in both runs. During the first run the US competed in line with the time of Humphries, accusing a gap of only 7 cents, but the next trial the Canadian has trimmed a 4 tenths to strong competitor in the overall standings. Fourth position for Anja Schneiderheinze, who despite having set the fastest time in the boost phase in both descents committed too many inaccuracies in the wizard. Fifth position for the Belgian Elfje Willemsen, as always able to find especially in the most optimal trajectories & ugrave; technique of the track but too affected by the detachment charged in the boost phase. The US Elana Meyers, world champion in office as well as holder of the World Cup, did not take part in the race despite being practically healed dall''infortunio where & egrave; incurred in the tests of K & ouml; nigsee. The 'American has decided to skip the second leg of the North American and moved down & agrave; in Europe and take part in the weekend the European Cup to be held & agrave; Igls. Strategic choice because now & egrave; out of contention for the speech World Cup and want to test the best track of the World Cup, now his only goal of the season. In the overall standings Humphries & egrave; in the lead with 1085 points, followed by the Greubel Poser to point 1050, the Hengster to 986, to 972 and the Willemsen Schneiderheinze 928. The next round of the & nbsp; World Cup Women's Bobsleigh & nbsp; & egrave; scheduled from 7 days on the trail & nbsp; Whistler, Canada. & nbsp;

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