Skeleton
Tuffy Latour
On the new track thrust of Lake Placid are inziati Championships American national thrust of the disciplines of bobsled and skeleton.
Sunday 22 September 2013 3 minutes reading time
Also today the races were sailed skeleton. In this specialty, we have witnessed several important defections, as contrary to the bobsled races, which are shots often seen as evidence for the selection of teams for next season, the league thrust of the skeleton had no impact on the selection of teams.
In the women's race, absent the two big Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie Uhlaender, compelled the young Gracie Clapp Taylor, athlete who started practicing because the skeleton was fascinated by this sport front of the television during the Olympics in Vancouver. Taylor, thanks to an amazing second run was by just two cents Veronica Day and thirteen cents Meghan Sullivan.
In the men's title holder John Daly has given the scepter of the winner only in the second round. In fact, both Tom Daly Santagato after the first boost were both tied for first place with the same time. In the second start, Santagato was able to beat his rival by just a penny, a trifle, but in the end allowed the twenty-nine of Astoria to be crowned champion.
The head coach of the U.S. national skeleton, Tuffy Latour, at the end of the race he wanted to thank the United States Olympic Committee for the implementation of the new track of thrust, "I can not thank the U.S. Olympic Committee for this magnificent structure. The today's races were hard fought and I'm really happy to see new faces on the podium. I hope that with this new system we can ensure a prosperous future for the U.S. skeleton. "
Finally, Latuor on this occasion, he also announced the names of the athletes selected for the circuit of the World Cup and Intercontinental Cup
Male Skeleton: Matt Antoine, John Daly and Kyle Tress
Female Skeleton: Noelle Pikus-Pace, Katie Uhlaender and Kimber Gabryszak
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