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On the eve dell''ultimo round of the World Cup, comes to surprise the news of the withdrawal dall''attivit & agrave; competitive by the brakeman American Lauryn Williams.
Friday 13 February 2015 6 minutes reading time
Unexpected news that given the 'importance of the character in question in a few hours made rapidly around the world. Williams in fact not & egrave; a bobsledder whatever, but that un''atleta & egrave; entry of law in sports history.
Lauryn was born in Pennsylvania in September 1983 and since childhood began to practice with success the 'Athletics. Her favorite discipline is the one hundred meters and results in youth competitions soon followed. The American sprinter only 21 catches in Athens in 2004 an extraordinary medal 'silver Olympic, & nbsp; while the' following year in Helsinki is consecrated in the elite of the velocity & agrave; graduating world champion in the 100 and in the 4x100m relay.
The following years are characterized dall''ascesa of Jamaican sprinters that after so many years put an end to US domination in the race queen dell''atletica, and Lauryn's career began to take a downward turn, although in London in 2012 & egrave; back Olympic gold with the 4x100m relay.
In the summer of 2013 Lauryn Williams is approached by an American team of bob that invites you to get back into the game in a new sport the bob precisely where he could carve great satisfaction. The conversion from a sprinter dell''atletica not brakeman & egrave; easy, but the 'commitment and motivation are not lacking all''atleta American that in a few months of training fails to qualify for the Olympics in Sochi in 2014.
All''appuntamento to Five Rings to surprise Elana Meyers top driver of the moving stars and stripes, & nbsp; choose the 'former queen of speed & agrave; as a companion of 'adventure to go on the hunt for an Olympic medal. The two are a wonder and even after three rounds lead the overall standings. In the final run for & ograve; Elana gets picked dall''emozione wrong and is exceeded in extremis by rival Kaillie Humphries who wins the medal 'gold. & Nbsp; Meyers-Williams close in second place just 10 cents from victory. Tains c '' & egrave; great bitterness on the face of Lauryn but soon returned the smile, especially thinking back to the '& Igrave; enterprise who just turned. Williams For with the second place of Sochi become & nbsp; the third woman ever to harvest medals in both summer and winter Olympic festivals.
Ended the first season of the great bobsledder, Lauryn decided to get back into play too nell''edizione 2014-2015 World Cup bobsleigh and no more & ugrave; later than a week ago at Igls get with Elana Meyers-Taylor's first success in the maximum circuit bob, a victory that never would presage the withdrawal of American brakeman.
However yesterday the American Federation of Bobsleigh and Skeleton on its website has beaten a press release in which the same Williams announced the decision to hang up his helmet, "I have spent much time in the training to get fit and be competitive for a '' other season in the world of bob, but I think now is the right time to say enough is enough and try new ideas. I have practiced sport at a high level since I was nine years old, turning a passion into a real job. The 'experience by bobbista & egrave; been fantastic and I am happy to have completed two seasons as a protagonist. " & Nbsp;
Closes cos & Igrave; un''altro chapter in the sporting life of Lauryn, athlete that fans of winter sports and dell''atletica not soon forget. & nbsp;
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