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In the sixth act of the North American circuit of the skeleton, the'' blue Joseph Cecchini won a brilliant fifth place that'' s raised in the race for third place in the overall standings, placing that if achieved would provide an additional seat to Italy'' in the Olympic test of Sochi.
Tuesday 10 December 2013 3 minutes reading time
Cecchini, party with great results in the first two races of the season where among other'' had risen even on the podium, he had convinced two weeks ago in Park City when he got only an eighth, a ninth and a sixth, who had seen off its prices in optical final ranking.
Last weekend, however, the'' Italian-Canadian was promptly redeemed winning a fifth comforting that no mistakes in the final descent could very well be worth another podium. Joe Cecchini fact, at the end of the first round was in second place just a few cents from the leader of the race. Unfortunately, in the final run, the'' blue'' clocked only the eighth time going down as a result of three placings.
The competition was won by'' American Austin McCrary that preceded nineteen cents Japanese Shinsuke Tayama and twenty-four of his team-mate Michael Rogals. After six races ranking of North American Cup is led by Tayama with 302 points, followed by the Russian Tretyakov 290 and the'' American McCrary with 263, while Cecchini is fifth with 260 lengths.
In the women's field the Gracie U.S. Clapp from behind to win his first race of the season. '' The American second at the end of the first round, has jumped in the last run'' overall leader Elisabeth Vathje of thirty-four cents. The podium was completed by an athlete'' other stars and stripes Megan Henry.
The North American Cup skeleton now takes a long pause, the next event will be held again in mid-January in Lake Placid where will take place the last two tests of the series.
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