Storica gara di bob a quattro! A Calgary due donne sono sul podio!

BobsleighBob - North America Cup

Historical bob race four! A Calgary two women are on the podium!

Today Sunday, November 23, 2014 & egrave; a date that will remain & agrave; forever etched in the history of the world of sports. Tonight, in fact, two women, Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers-Taylor, have managed to get on the podium of an international competition of four-man bob, discipline that until a few months ago could be practiced only by male crews.

Sunday 23 November 2014 7 minutes reading time

The two ladies who in recent years have fought strongly Directory to the International Federation (FIBT) inserisse bobsleigh four women set within the weekend of the World Cup, took advantage of the new legislation passed by the FIBT last September to demonstrate at all, even a female driver & egrave; able to drive a challenging four-man bob. Cos & Igrave; as of October, the top two in previous Olympic Games Women's Bobsleigh, have begun to devote their attention to this "new" discipline by contacting the increased size of the four-man bob and especially looking for brakemen willing to share this new experience. The two North American subsequently took part in the selection of the respective national trails immediately showed its engineers deserve a place in the squad for the World Cup. To achieve their dream to & ograve; both Kaillie that Elana had to take part in at least five international competitions played on three different tracks. Cos & Igrave; in accordance with their national federations have occurred at the start of the first appointments of North America Cup which immediately made evident in the two races at Park City where they both hit the top ten. But quest''oggi in Calgary the two athletes have overcome coloring rose 2/3 of the podium in race 1. & nbsp; Humphries driven by brakemen McClelland, Dale and Nemet is & egrave; placed in second position at 85 cents delay by compatriot Justin Kripps. While Elana accompanied by Greenwood, Valdes and Adams completed this incredible podium. (Official standing) To be fair the placement of the two girls & egrave; was undoubtedly helped by the reversal in the final stretch of the final round of Christopher Spring, which splits the hand would in all probability & agrave; finished second. However, the situation would be little changed and there & ograve; that pi & ugrave; matters concerning the ease & agrave; with which the two women are learning in this discipline, so that the gaps in the single descent are becoming more & ugrave; reducing. Humphries has indeed closed the second run just 31 cents from Kripps top driver of Canada in this specialty & agrave ;. The previous day were sailed two races of two-man bobsleigh valid as the fourth act of the North American series. Among men second win of the season with the Canadian Justin Kripps. The new national champion of Canada in pairs with brakeman Bryan Barnett has played two rounds or almost as & egrave; identical detaching of 64 cents an 'American Codie Bascue and over a second compatriot Nick Poloniato. (Official standing) In the women fought victory for Elana Meyers-Taylor. The medal 'silver Sochi pushed by Cherrelle Garnett had to wage a battle with the two amazing Russian Aleksandra Rodionova Nadezhda Sergeeva and that the term of the first run were installed just 3 cents from the leadership. In the final run-Meyers Taylor as usual has made a difference in the boost phase, crucial that allowed her to earn at once the beauty of 14 cents, a nest egg that gradually & egrave; went to dissipate along the length of the track, but that has allowed equally to win the competition. (Official standing) & nbsp; The net loss of the previous day at the hands of rival Humphries, and this success to the wire are definitely two bells' alarm for the American champion, since this plant in less than three weeks disputer & agrave; the second round of the World Cup circuit. As alluded to earlier news glad this race come from Russia. The 'former luger Aleksandra Rodionova at the third international race career & egrave; came within a whisker of getting on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium, while the ventissettenne & nbsp; Sergeeva got his best result ever in a race in North America Cup. During the night you disputer Italian & agrave; un''altra bob race to four, while the next round of the American series reserved for the two-man bobsleigh & egrave; scheduled for mid & agrave; January on the track at Lake Placid.