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Last Sunday, on the track of Calgary, the same that will open the World Cup skeleton of 2013-2014, he staged the first qualifying race next season of the Canadian team.
Tuesday 22 October 2013 4 minutes reading time
The Federation of the North American country has decided to organize two trials of selection, to summon the most fit athletes in the Olympic season delicate. Canada, in the next edition of the maximum global circuit, in male project will have three seats that will be decided on the basis of the classification resulting from the sum of the scores of the two FIBT competitions qualficazione. The top three winners will play the World Cup, the fourth, fifth and sixth will be used in the Intercontinental Cup, while the seventh and the eighth'' take part in the European Cup.
In the women however, the trails qualify only two athletes in the circuit more important, as Sarah Reid won by virtue of the world podium in Sankt Moritz was convened by right next season.
Regarding the speech Olympic qualifying the situation is still not entirely clear. Last year, the board of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton decided to select only those athletes who in the course of the season they would have gotten at least 5 placings in the top six in the different races of the World Cup. With this rule, however, in the past season would qualify only Mellissa Hollingsworth, Sarah Reid and Eric Neilson.
In trials of Calgary among women has imposed a'' little surprise Cassie Hawrysh (pictured). L'' home athlete on the track friend has a gap of only 6 cents more experienced and favorite Mellisa Hollingsworth and 26 cents a seventeen Carli Brockway. The race was not involved in the already qualified Sarah Reid was so taken a turn off to prevent the occurrence of annoying headache that has conditioned the'' final race of last season.
Among men, the wire victory for Eric Neilson that comes just 6 cents John Fairbairn and 23 of the Olympic champion Jon Montgomery. Currently excluded from the circuit by the first World Cup would be Mike Douglas who paid a delay of 57 cents from the winner.
On October 28, the gut of Whistler will be staged in the trials concluded that'' the occasion will also award national titles.
Thank you for your valuable cooperation Marina Riva.
Rank female race of Calgary
1 Cassie Hawrysh 1:56.75
2 Mellisa Hollingsworth +0.06
3 Carli Brockway +0.26
4 Robynne Thompson +0.33
4 Lanette Prediger +0.33
6 Channel Jane +0.47
Ranking maschila race of Calgary
1 Eric Neilson 1:53:56
2 John Fairbairn +0.06
3 Jon Montgomery +0.23
4 Mike Douglas +0.57
5 Dave Greszczyszyn +0.77
6 Paul Fraser + 0.86
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