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Oskars MelbÄrdis & egrave; increasingly & ugrave; the 'one true master of the Bobsleigh World Cup four. The almost twenty-seven pilot Latvian quest''oggi in La Plagne scored his third victory of the season taking nell''occasione also the European title.
Sunday 1 February 2015 5 minutes reading time
The Baltic driven by powerful brakemen Dreiskens, Vilkaste and Strenga equaled in both runs in the program records dated thrust gut French belonging to the Swiss Martin Annen, then performing a masterpiece in the central section of the first run, where he earned many cents against other opponents.
In the final heat Melbardis raced using his head, taking fewer risks nell''impegnativa end and finishing in first place with 28 cents ahead of Russian Kasyanov. With this victory, the sixth of his career in the four-man bob, the Latvian flies in the overall World Cup, reaching a total of 1285 points against 1100 pi & ugrave; immediate pursuer. & nbsp;
Behind the winner as announced previously & egrave; placed a positive Alexander Kasyanov has become one of the regulars of the part pi & ugrave; noble ranking. The Russian who inherited the team brakemen who until last season was competing with two-time Olympic champion Alexander Zubkov, has run a capital trial that allowed him to better manage the 'huge advantage that boasted against a arrembante Francesco Friedrich and win with merit the place of 'honor.
European bronze medal for the German Friedrich Francesco splendid protagonist of the second heat. The neo-European champion two-man bobsleigh in fact printed by far the best time to run in the final round, recovering at a stroke two placings compared to the disastrous first descent. Friedrich fact & egrave; was heavily influenced by a bad first start in which the third brakeman Martin Grothkopp not & egrave; was quick to position itself set within dell''abitacolo the bob, losing to the talented pilot Pirna a chance & agrave; to play for the success today.
The top-five & egrave; complemented by two other crews brought Teutonic race from Nico Walther and Maximilian Arndt. Quest''ultimo contrary to the usual non & egrave; was able to make a difference in the final stretch of the track and lost a placement during the final descent.
Race to forget in a hurry to Peter Rico, collapsed in sixth place after finishing the first run in the third position. The 'Swiss & egrave; was the author of several barbs during the final round only by signing the 'eleventh part-time.
Twentieth place finish for Kaillie Humphries only woman to take part in the competition of four-man bob. Two-time Olympic champion has impressed during the first closed down in nineteenth position to a single cent from Nick Cunningham. In the final run for the Canadian made too many mistakes and concluded on the top place among the teams qualified for the second round.
The next appointment with the circuit of Bobsleigh World Cup four & egrave; scheduled in seven days on the track at Igls in Austria, where Melbardis could close games for the Crystal Ball with a proof of 'advance.
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