Miriam Wagner dominates the World Junior Winterberg. Fourth Capponcelli Serena and Lisa Pizzi

The German Miriam Wagner (pictured) won by a wide margin the Women's Bobsleigh World Junior Championship, World Championship was staged in competition'' quest today in Winterberg, Germany.

Saturday 25 January 2014 8 minutes reading time

The Teutonic, born in 1989, paired with Erline brakeman Nolte had no rivals, setting in both races in the program the best chronometric references, confirming for the second consecutive year World Junior Champion. Wagner fact, already in the last season at Igls had put them all in line, earning the'' access to the senior world championship competition that ended with an excellent seventh place. Behind the winner, opened on the edge of a magnificent struggle cents for the silver medal'' Edith Burkard between the Swiss and the'' other German Sandra Kroll separated at the end of the first descent by one measly penny. In the final run, the'' Swiss, however, has clocked a reference lap faster than the rival, going up to the second step of the podium with a lead of six cents on the opponent'', but delay paying a very close second behind the winner. With a gap of over a second and a half from Wagner and about seven tenths off the podium, he closed the'' single blue crew in the race piloted by Serena Capponcelli and driven by Lisa Pizzi. The two Italian who stood out in the European Cup quest'' year have played a very regular test that allowed her to win the competition of the two Romanian bobsled race worn by Ana Maria Adela and Constantine. Today's result confirms the enormous progress made manifest by bobbiste blue this season, even if you have to shave a few cents more in the boost phase in order that they could play for the podium. The big disappointment of the day comes from Great Britain, in particular the Olympic champion juvenile Mica McNill that after his third place last year to Igls was called to repeat itself on a high level. The British instead ended only in seventh place last summer that she had expressed in a loud voice the desire to participate in the next Olympic Games in Sochi. Of note, the almost total absence of North American teams entered in the race. At the start of World Youth competition has in fact presented only the Canadian bobsleigh piloted by Christine bushie who finished in ninth place. Final Standings 1 GER WAGNER, Miriam / NOLTE, Erline Total: 1:57:14 RUN1 5.74 19:29 30.22 41.31 51.11 58.37 (1) 61.00 91.90 96.40 126.80 RUN2 5.77 19:35 30.32 41.53 51.42 58.77 (1) 61.00 91.00 95.30 125.60 2 ON BURKARD, Edith / GRAF, Elisabeth Total: 1:58:05 + 0.91 RUN1 5.66 19:21 30.20 41.40 51.33 58.75 (2) +0.38 61.00 91.20 95.10 124.80 RUN2 5.71 19:35 30.44 41.73 51.74 59.30 (2) +0.53 60.70 90.50 94.50 123.20 3 GER KROLL, Sandra / NOLL, Sarah Total: 1:58:11 + 0.97 RUN1 5.79 19:40 30.40 41.62 51.49 58.76 (3) +0.39 60.80 90.80 95.40 126.20 RUN2 5.84 19:49 30.57 41.90 51.91 59.35 (3) +0.58 60.70 90.10 94.40 124.40 4 ITA Capponcelli, Serena / LACE, Lisa Total: 1:58.82 + 1.68 RUN1 5.85 19:55 30.67 41.91 51.81 59.16 (4) +0.79 60.60 90.60 95.30 125.40 RUN2 5.86 19:56 30.72 42.08 52.14 59.66 (5) +0.89 60.50 90.00 94.20 123.30 5 ROU CONSTANTIN, Maria Adela / Grecu, Andreea Total: 1:58.89 + 1.75 RUN1 5.81 19:45 30.52 41.85 51.84 59.30 (6) +0.93 60.60 90.50 94.00 124.90 RUN2 5.85 19:54 30.68 42.04 52.10 59.59 (4) +0.82 60.50 89.90 93.90 123.80 6 ROU CONSTANTIN, Ana / Halay, Erika Anett Total: 1:59:09 + 1.95 RUN1 5.90 19.65 30.74 41.96 51.85 59.22 (5) +0.85 60.20 90.80 95.10 125.40 RUN2 5.96 19.71 30.88 42.26 52.34 59.87 (7) +1.10 60.30 89.90 93.80 123.20 7 GBR McNeill, Mica / ADAMS, Sarah Total: 1:59:34 + 2:20 RUN1 5.81 19:49 30.61 41.97 52.01 59.51 (9) +1.14 60.50 90.10 94.30 123.40 RUN2 5.78 19:53 30.72 42.11 52.24 59.83 (6) +1.06 60.30 89.50 93.70 122.50 8 NED van HUIGENBOSCH, Marije / DEKKER, Sanne Total: 1:59:41 + 2:27 RUN1 5.75 19:41 30.51 41.82 51.81 59.31 (7) +0.94 60.60 90.40 94.40 123.30 RUN2 5.77 19:52 30.75 42.34 52.51 1:00:10 (9) +1.33 60.60 89.30 92.10 122.30 9 CAN bushie, Christine / OBRIEN, Kate Total: 1:59.72 + 2:58 RUN1 5.84 19.61 30.74 42.04 52.08 59.65 (10) +1.28 60.10 90.40 94.50 121.90 RUN2 5.93 19.74 30.93 42.38 52.48 1:00:07 (8) +1.30 60.00 89.70 93.10 122.90 10 BEL VANNIEUWENHUYSE, An / Holthof, Annelies Total: 2:00.82 + 3.68 RUN1 5.86 19:55 30.66 41.99 51.96 59.35 (8) +0.98 60.50 90.20 94.60 125.00 RUN2 5.93 19.74 30.96 42.44 52.55 1:01:47 (10) +2.70 60.10 89.60 93.00 118.50

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