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Great uncertainty in Winterberg in the first day of competition of the four-man bob & nbsp; valid for the world championships. In command is the Latvian Oskars MelbÄrdis that an edge of just 8 cents of Maximilian Arndt and 14 of Francesco Friedrich.
Saturday 7 March 2015 6 minutes reading time
The Baltic has repeated to the penny 'excellent first start, acquiring in the first thirty seconds of the race a few cents that allowed him to stand on the final comeback of the German squadron. Germany has in fact taken care of every little detail just to get prepared all''appuntamento champion and results quest''oggi were seen. Behind Melbardis encased in a tissue of only 16 cents & nbsp; were placed three crews Teutonic, commanded the second position from the world title holder Maximilian Arndt.
The 'athlete Oberhof as often happens had to leave the ice cents heavy in the boost phase, all focusing on the recovery in the pi & ugrave; technique of home track. Arndt however committed some small burrs out of corners in particular in the labyrinth, which prevented him to approach the leader and that cost him an additional 5 cents late. Several errors for Nico Walther that after the brilliant first run & egrave; climbed to fourth place, losing juncture in the beauty of 13 cents. & nbsp;
Those who have made the big voice in this second heat & egrave; was an extraordinary Francesco Friedrich and printing the new record dell''impianto gnawed 4 cents to Melbardis into third place in the rankings. Two-time world champion in two-man bobsleigh could perhaps earn more cents if he had had a little unexpected in the boost phase, & nbsp; when the bar of the fourth brakeman & egrave; returned in the fairing only after the first corner. & nbsp;
In all probability & agrave; will & nbsp; these four athletes tomorrow to play for the medals in the last two rounds in the program, because now the gap between the top four of the league and the rest of the group and rose rather sharply. & nbsp;
Next to Friedrich who & egrave; reported positively in the second downhill today & egrave; the 'English Lamin Deen, who snatched the fourth time taking part in the fifth position. A result that confirms the growth of this athlete that no less than three seasons ago he served as a brakeman in the team of John James Jackson. Moved away from the fight for the medals, the Swiss Peter Rico and the Russian Alexander Kasyanov respectively sixth and seventh that they can not find the right feeling with the German track. Completing the top-ten Canadians Spring and Kripps eighth and tenth and the 'American Holcomb ninth.
Still not brilliant the blue team. Simone Bertazzo accompanied by brakemen Francesco Costa, Simone Fontana and Constantine Ughi, suffers too dell''enorme gap accused in the boost phase, crucial at this track affects a lot on the final performance, and therefore had to settle for eighteenth place. Twenty-fifth position instead for Italy 2 consists Lukas Gschnitzer, Alexander the Great, Rocco Caruso and Mattia Variola, & nbsp; that the 'dull first descent has effectively abandoned the race to qualify in the top twenty positions.
Capsizes in the final maze Canadian Kaillie Humphries, the first woman in the history of the sport to take part in a World Championships for four-man bob, that cos & Igrave; down from the twenty-fifth place on the top of the provisional standings.
Tomorrow starting at 15:00 scatter & agrave; the third run.
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