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The second race of the Continental Cup in Trondheim has confirmed and strengthened the valuable insights provided by the first of the two races sailed in Norway. Or that Sarah Hendrickson & egrave; on the road to full recovery and potr & agrave; go back to being a real rival for Sara Takanashi.
Sunday 28 September 2014 3 minutes reading time
Once again, the Japanese & egrave; tax realizing the best score in both sets of jump, but today the US contained in the posting 14 points yesterday when it stood on 24.
The newfound competitiveness & agrave; Hendrickson is a very positive news for the women's circuit that requires undoubtedly greater uncertainty at the top to return to growth after the 'involution last winter.
Moreover, the twenty-year old American still has problems to support the telemark, in the past instead of one of its strengths. & Egrave; therefore likely to think there is scope for further growth in sight of December.
Nell''ottica of greater competitiveness & agrave; the female jumping in general, it's good to see again on the podium Coline Mattel, piazzatasi third and espressasi in line with Hendrickson. They arrived even small signs of life by Anette Sagen, octave.
Italy is home Evelyn Insam & egrave; levels confirmed on Saturday finishing seventh. Step back for Elena Runggaldier instead, which is not the Thirteenth & egrave; managed to lead the race in the jumps made in training.
The palm of the surprise of the weekend goes to the twenty-two American Nita Englund, able to keep the level of the best in both tests.
COC TRONDHEIM (II) 1. Sara Takanashi (JPN) 265.52. HENDRICKSON Sarah (USA) 251.53. MATTEL Coline (FRA) 248.54. CLAIR Julia (FRA) 243.05. JAHR Line (NOR) 238.06. ENGLUND Nita (USA) 237.57. INSAM Evelyn (ITA) 223.08. Anette Sagen (NOR) 219.59. KYKK & auml; NEN Julia (FIN) 218 ​​010. ENGER Gyda (NOR) 214.5
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Takanashi, after winning the Grand Prix, also won the general classification of the mini-Continental Cup summer with 200 points against 160 and 110 of Hendrickson of Mattel.
Those of today were the last international competition before dell''inverno. The World Cup will begin & agrave; Lillehammer December 5.
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