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And '' the German Nico Walther & nbsp; to win the second race in Park City valid as the sixth round of the World Cup four-man bob. & Nbsp;
Sunday 17 January 2016 6 minutes reading time
The twenty-five native of Dresden together with brakeman Huebenbecker, Poser and Franke has excelled in a hard-fought competition where as many as 16 crews have closed in a tissue of a second. The German national champion after two trials opaque (Lake Placid and Park City Game 1) & nbsp; & egrave quest''oggi; He returned to play a leading role in command closing the first descent. Walther as usual not & egrave; It was flawless in the boost phase, but has been able to make a difference in the guided segment of the gut Utah mocking of only 2 cents compatriot Maximilian Arndt.
In the final heat the German driver & egrave; She was adept at not to panic faced with the usual determination a track with the intensification of the snowfall was gradually to slow down. With the fifth part-time Walther was able to match to the penny the printed reference clock a few minutes before the rival Arndt won for just 2 cents' appointment American.
With this success the second half of the season after that & agrave; December & nbsp; Koenigssee, the driver of the & nbsp; & BSC Sachsen Oberb auml; renburg winning his third career victory in the four-man bob, giving Germany the claim fifth in six races held so far.
Behind the winner as anticipated you & egrave; placed an increasingly combative Maximilian Arndt that quest''oggi for & ograve; He had to bow before the pi & ugrave; young teammate. Two-time world champion & nbsp; continues to impress for its exceptional ability & agrave; to be always ready to fight for victory at every track on the calendar, highlighting a maturity & agrave; racing that has few equals in the world circuit.
Arndt with this second place brings to five the number of share podiums season which added to the success of Lake Placid in the week before the German make the true protagonist of this discipline. The Teutonic now leads the overall standings with 113 points ahead of compatriot Friedrich when there are just two races left in the season.
The podium is completed by a positive & nbsp; & nbsp Peter Rico, which closes the two-day Park City with two third places. The 'Swiss on this occasion & egrave; It was in full scrimmage for the ultimate success, tant '' & egrave; that in the downhill final & nbsp; Peter printing the third time you run & egrave; led to only 8 cents from Walther.
The 'now spearhead the Swiss team preceded by 6 cents the third German crew led the race by Francesco Friedrich. Two-time world champion in two-man bobsleigh quest''oggi has struggled in the first run finishing in sixth place. In the heat decisive for Friedrich & ograve; he recovered and printing the first part-time went up two placings saving the second place in the overall standings.
Fifth position for race 1 winner Alexander Kasyanov that has frustrated the possibility & agrave; to make double with un''opaca first descent. The Russian & egrave; to put behind the Latvians and Kibermanis Zalims who held high the colors of Latvia in the absence of Oskars MelbÄrdis.
Twelfth place for the Blues Simone Bertazzo, Francesco Costa, Simone Fontana and Constantine Ughi. The association of the blue to the placement, on this occasion & egrave; He managed to hold the gap to the big discipline closing at just 50 cents from the peak.
Now the World Cup four-man bob you take a little break. The next round & egrave; scheduled in early February on the historic basin of Sankt Moritz. & nbsp;
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