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First tests on the ice and important raw exclusions in the world of German skeleton. When the tests are pushing the board's technical team Teutonic decided to exclude from the eligible candidates for a place in the World Cup Alexander Gassner and Katharina Heinz.
Saturday 18 October 2014 4 minutes reading time
The two got results all''altezza not meet expectations in Oberhof, so engineers have preferred to continue the future selection without their presence.
A decision likely to cause controversy given that we are talking about two athletes from the past in the discrete maximum circuit of the skeleton, but the strict German federation on this occasion decided not to turn a blind eye even in the face of two major curriculum, demonstrating that if rules are written to be respected by all.
In addition to the evidence thrust on the Thuringian basin, the skeletonisti of Germany have done numerous tests in athletic sports center Erkfurt, starting with the long jump continuing with the sprint 30 meters. At the end of the first selection Dirk Matschenz responsible Federal & egrave; extremely satisfied with the state of the form of its athletes: "Most of the skeletonisti & egrave, in excellent condition, some of them have improved their personal best to push others have surprised me in the trials athletic.'ll see in the next few select how they will behave, because none of the promoted this test & egrave; secure a place in the World Cup. "
Early indications are the protagonists of the last edition of the European Cup, Axel Jungk and Sophia Griebel, have obtained the best results in tests of thrust. The rose of the athletes who have passed the first selection & egrave; completed in the women's field by Anja Huber-Selbach, Maxi Just and Tina Hermann. Among men over the gi & agrave; Jungk cited were promoted: Christopher Grotheer, Dominic Rady, Michael Zachrau, and Killian Von Schlenitz. & nbsp;
Obviously the first collective meeting not attended by veterans Frank Rommel and Marion Thees that during dell''estate had announced their withdrawal dall''attivit & agrave; competitive.
The selection of trails Germans will continue next week in Altenberg with the first descents of frozen gut, then the athletes will move to Koenigssee, and finally in the first week of November will be completed in Winterberg. At the end will come dell''ultimo collegiate & agrave; branched rose of the team that will address & agrave; World Cup skeleton of 2014-2015.
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