Steven Holcomb and Jamie Greubel Poser-graduate national samples of two-man bobsleigh

Few surprises at the US national championships bob event rejoined the racing calendar after 6 years since its last edition. & Nbsp;

Tuesday 24 March 2015 5 minutes reading time

On the track at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid were cos & Igrave; gathered all the main protagonists of the movement to the stars and stripes eager to end a beautiful un''annata she paid great satisfaction only at women. Among men in fact the American team has collected very little, with veteran Steven Holcomb & nbsp; who suffered exceedingly the mass withdrawal of its historical brakemen, passing within a year from the Olympic podium in Sochi to reserve positions. & Nbsp; The 'now thirty-five native of Colorado Springs paired with rookie Charles Valdes & egrave; was the 'absolute protagonist of the national competition, scoring in both run in the program the best references chronometric. The three-time world champion has also established the first descent an exceptional 54 "79, & nbsp; a tempone that accompanied to significant improvements in the boost phase allow the champion American look with great confidence to the next season," Charles did a great job quest''oggi - said the pilot of Colorado to the site of their own federation - we finally found the right automatic after a long season break. I am very happy with this result because & egrave; I absolutely wanted to win. After the 'injury suffered during the Olympic Games in Sochi I played a season decidedly subdued. For this quest''oggi I wanted to prove to myself that I am still able to drive well and above who are still able to win. " Behind Holcomb & nbsp; trailing by 83 cents, you & egrave; placed the usual Nick Cunningham athlete big sweep of trails in the beginning of the season, but then betrayed expectations before placing regularly behind dell''illustre compatriot. Third place for the young Codie Bascue that at the end of the first run was in the place of 'honor with the same time of Cunningham. In the final round of the twenties Whitehall committed too many mistakes on the ice, leaving 24 cents too much that cost him second place. The test female instead & egrave; was characterized dall''assenza the great favorite of the eve Elana Meyers-Taylor. The neo-World Champion and dominator of the season World Cup preferred to avoid the national competition down the track only as a forerunner to test new solutions for the upcoming season. & Nbsp; In absentia of pi & ugrave; strong, & egrave; open a splendid fight for victory between Jamie Greubel-Poser and Jazmine Fenlator. The two teammates have closed their race detached from just 23 cents in favor of Greubel-Poser, however, highlighting the great competitive growth of Jazmine Fenlator than ever this season & egrave; was cos & Igrave; constant in the top positions of the ranking. & nbsp; Third position for Nicole Vogt & nbsp; who suffered a delay of more than two seconds behind the winner, while the 'former brakeman Katie Eberling to debut as a rider has completed its test in sixth place.