First career victory for Jamie Greubel that reopens the World Cup

Arrives at Igls in the seventh round of the World Cup women's bobsled, the third win of the season for the United States. On the runway shorter than the'' entire circuit has imposed Jamie Greubel that flanked by former star'''' s athletic Lauryn Williams earned his first win of his career.

Sunday 19 January 2014 4 minutes reading time

Greubel quest'' today, contrary to the usual drove a perfect race, marked by two clean rounds that finally gave the greatest joy. The thirty year old native of Massachusetts, has literally exploded this season taking three podium finishes in seven races, two fourth places and a win. With this incredible set of results'' s inside of the top five, the American rider falls overwhelmingly to combat Crystal Ball, by inserting'' s internal duel between her teammate Elana Meyers and the Canadian Kaillie Humphries. With one race to go in fact, the three suitors are enclosed in just 10 points. At present controls Humphries with lengths 1429, with 1419 as follows Gruebel Meyers is third with 1418. In the test today the United States celebrate the second place by Elena Meyers who finished with a delay of 13 cents from the teammate. Once arrived at the finish Meyers seemed rather disappointed with the number of mistakes made in the final run, and above all realized that quest today'' had in his hands an important match points to play and that he could bring it back to the command list World Cup. The rider of the movement of the stars and stripes must still thank the lot because it has only a tiny penny ahead of Anja Schneiderheinze. '' The former brakeman of Kiriasis get to Igls the second podium of the season and especially for the first time wins the challenge inside the German national team. Fourth place for the Cup leader Kaillie Humphries who on this occasion was not successful in business'' to recover many positions as it did a week ago in St. Mortiz. The Olympic champion thanks to the placement and today's victory may still Gruebel men faced the'' last season commitment to the command of the list, even if Koenigssee in addition to the two direct rivals, Humphries will have to be careful that the German home track will to tip the scales for the challenge to the Crystal Ball. Closes the top five campionissima the Kiriasis that on a short runway as that of Austria has been able to do little in the section headed since the separation accumulated in the departure'' he relegated out of the fight for the victory. Behind closed Russian Olga Stulneva that gets the best result of the season. The big disappointment of the day comes from the German Cathleen Martini, who finished in tenth place by paying only a gap of more than a second behind the winner. In a week in Koenigssee in Bavaria,'' in the last round of the season we will know who will go to the Crystal Ball from 2013 to 2014.

Alessandro Genuzio

Social media engagement