Si aprono a Winterberg i Campionati del Mondo di bob e skeleton, l'Italia punta ad uscire dall'anonimato

BobsleighWorld Championships

They open the World Championships in Winterberg bobsleigh and skeleton, the 'Italy aims to go out dall''anonimato

Thursday on Igrave; next in Winterberg andr & agrave; staged the 59th edition of the World Championships in bobsleigh and skeleton. The event rainbow sar & agrave; as usual, the 'appointment pi & ugrave; important dell''intera season, and will represent & agrave; for many athletes a wonderful opportunity to redeem un''annata below expectations.

Wednesday 25 February 2015 2 minutes reading time

THE TRACK The route of the Hochsauerland, & egrave; was completed in 1977 and over the years has undergone several changes, especially regarding the departures. Gut German fact, & egrave; one of the few in the world to have three different start point for the three disciplines of the sled. Winterberg hosted World Cup races since the season 'onset of the maximum circuit sledding. In the first edition dated 1979-1980, the national Italian celebrate & ograve; success in test of Ernst Haspinger male, between the double victory and & ograve; the German federal Brandner-Schwarm while among women it imposed the 'Austrian Angelika Schafferer.Questa track, also & egrave; was the scene of three editions of the European Championship (1982, 1992, 2000) and two world championship exhibitions in 1989 and 1991. Among the features of this system stand out: the first three curves called Omega, the curve 7 or better a kreisel of 270 degrees which is named the brand of local beer Veltins, and finally the maze located on the final part of the path, that & egrave ; formed by the curves 11,12 and 13.