BobsleighBob - World Championships
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Begins in the sign of Oskars MelbÄrdis the 63rd edition of the World Championships in four-man bob in progress in Winterberg, Germany.
Saturday 7 March 2015 5 minutes reading time
The Latvian big favorite Eve leads the provisional standings thanks to un''eccellente first descent which allowed him to print the new record dell''impianto dell''Hochsauerland. Melbardis accompanied by the usual brakemen & nbsp; Daumants DreiÅ¡kens, Arvis Vilkaste and JÄnis Strenga, as usual made the difference at the top of the track by signing the fastest time push of the day. At the pi & ugrave; Technical & ograve; Latvian struggled pi & ugrave; than expected, leaving room for the recovery of the two athletes home Maximilian Arndt and Nico Walther.
The two Germans have made full use of home advantage to remain practically glued to the dominator of the season of the World Cup. Arndt holder of the world title but not & egrave; was particularly precise output from kreisel and 'impression & egrave; that the 'athlete Oberhof & nbsp; still has room for improvement & nbsp; that in the next three rounds could enable him to make the pass. The young Walther instead did not steal the 'eye in the initial section, but has impressed enough to be driven on the pi & ugrave; fast in the final stretch dell''impianto. Both the Germans have only three hundredths behind the leader and gi & agrave; in the second heat today will go hunting in the first place.
Provisional fourth place for the two-time world champion in two-man bobsleigh Francesco Friedrich, author of a first descent definitely full of burrs. The twenty-four of Pirna & nbsp; remains in full fight for victory having suffered a detachment from Melbardis of just 18 cents, even if the next run will have & agrave; try to catch up if you'll want & agrave; still aspire all''accoppiata & nbsp; two-man bobsleigh and four-man bob. & nbsp;
The excellent ice conditions have allowed us to offer great entertainment to the large audience that was able to attend a race definitely fought with the first twelve athletes encased in a tissue of 50 cents. Behind Friedrich fact can boast resolutions of the podium Russian Alexander Kasyanov and the Swiss Rico Peter detached respectively 21:23 cents from the peak, but should not be underestimated even the Canadian Spring and the 'English Deen who is following in the footsteps of countryman John James Jackson, fifth two years ago in St. Mortiz.
First run decidedly subdued for the blue team. Simone Bertazzo & nbsp; top athlete of the movement tricolor is in eighteenth place trailing by more than 7/10 of the leadership, while Lukas Gschnitzer & egrave; finished in twenty-sixth & nbsp; position due to an obvious error & nbsp; made in the lower part of the track. The 'South Tyrolean & egrave; was preceded in ranking of two placings from Canadian Kaillie Humphries quest''oggi that has made the history of this discipline & nbsp; becoming the first woman ever to lead a four-man bob in a world event. & nbsp;
The second race today & egrave; scheduled starting at 14:55.
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