BobsleighBob - North American Cup
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This past weekend in Lake Placid were held the last two races of the North American Cup bobsled circuit.
Tuesday 14 January 2014 5 minutes reading time
The final weekend of the North American series was characterized by the massive presence of teams from countries with little tradition in the world of bob. U.S. Races in fact, ensured the important points in key Olympic qualifier. So in Lake Placid have made their season debut in the bobsled Jamaica and Brazil.
In the men's Asian countries have made its voice getting four wins in four races on the program. In the two-man bobsleigh South Korean Won Yunjong had no rival, collecting two hits peremptory that allowed him to excel also in the overall World Cup. Behind him, in Game 1 was placed on team-mate Kim Donghyun trailing by 46 cents from the winner, while the third has closed Hiroshi Suzuki.
In the next race, and the brakeman Youngwoo Seo Won preceded by 69 cents and 82 cents Suzuki Kim. Excellent performance for the'' Australian Heat Spence who finished fourth in the first race is rocking even dream of getting on the podium, while in the final competition finished in sixth place.
Positive performance for the Jamaican Winston Watts (pictured), seventh and fifth respectively in race 1 and race 2. Although there is no way to prominent athletes, it should be noted the'' great weekend of the Caribbean that have contained better than expected delay by the victors. Also, do not forget that as ever this season Jamaicans are dedicated to this sport winter'' s about help of numerous sponsors and especially the new German coach that has allowed us to refine the mechanisms of origin and the driving skills of the driver Watts.
The Brazilian Edson Bindilatti has instead had to settle'' s eleventh position obtained in the first event of the weekend.
In the four-man bob with the Cup already allocated before the Christmas break to the young American Codie Bascue, had smoothed the way Korean Won and the Japanese Suzuki. The former won the first race ahead of home rider Jay Noller and Suzuki himself. In race 2 the Japanese, it was imposed on'' Australian Spence for just 2 cents while Noller has collected the second consecutive podium finish.
In this discipline the bob did not take part Jamaicans while the'' Brazilian crew took sixth and eighth.
Brazil on the other hand, smiles in the two-man bobsleigh where women at the hands of Fabiana Santos and Sally Silvia Mayara gets two incredible victories. The two South American predecessors in the first race of the Canadian Christine bushie 53 cents, while the next trial have annihilated the competition by trimming more than 3 seconds to Korean Kim.
The general classification was won by'' American Bree Schaaf, who was absent last weekend'' in the season, who edged out by just 18 points, the same Santos. Third place finish for the English'' Victoria Olaoye.
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