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Began last weekend in Altenberg the first trials of the German skeleton team selection. The gut of Saxony gathered the 9 pre-qualified athletes from the collegiate Oberhof skeletonisti and some of the national youth.
Monday 3 November 2014 4 minutes reading time
Contrary to the traditional races of the World Cup where the winner is decided based on the sum of the run times, the first tender for the selection of the German team used a special regulation that took account of the three best split pusher and end times of the three best each athlete in the four planned descents, drawing at the end of each run a partial score.
This complex regulation has awarded within the women's 2008 world champion Anja Huber, who from this season onwards we should call Selbach since during dell''estate & egrave; tie the knot with the coach of the German team freestyle snowboard David Selbach, and the twenty-four Sophia Griebel winning a tie in the trials of Altenberg.
Selbach with 3 good starts and two second places partial scored 64 points, the same score they received also the vice-rainbow Griebel, who built his success with the two best times of thrust and a successful run. Third position for twenty-two Tina Hermann by far the most & ugrave; on the fast track in Altenberg. The Bavarian has indeed torn the three best references lap times of the competition, but its not great time pushing the precluded the possibility & agrave; of victory.
Among men clear statement Axel Jungk, world champion junior rider of 2011. The twenty-three BRC Riesa confirmed the great impression made in the first college where he had distinguished himself for his outstanding run of form. Junk in Altenberg had no rivals scoring the best three references in the boost phase and in your total closing this first trials with a total of 72 points. Behind him trailing by 14 lengths is & egrave; Christopher placed Grotheer, while surprisingly the third step of the podium & egrave; Michael went to the twenty Zachrau. At the trial did not take part kroeckel Alexander.
Filed this first meeting, the German team will take forward & agrave; his selection in next weekend in Koenigssee, while in half & agrave; month in Winterberg at the end dell''ultimo trials will come & agrave; called the rose of athletes that will take part to the World Cup 2014-2015 skeleton.
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