Skeleton
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This past weekend in Whistler, was held last competitive race of the season before closing spring plant that was the site of the Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.
Monday 24 March 2014 4 minutes reading time
The Local Team Bob (BC Bobsleigh Skeleton Association) organized as a manifestation of provincial character which was attended by as many as 26 skelettonisti and 4 two-man bobsleigh crews from across Canada. Given the large number of starters were down three starting point to allow athletes of different age ranges to be able to take off.
In the men's skeleton landslide victory for the Canadian national champion Dave Greszczyszyn only athlete in the World Cup at the start, that in the four rounds scheduled scored three times for the best time. The thirty-four of Calgary has a second and a half ahead of the athlete home of author Patrick Rooney constant race that allowed him to leave without too many worries of mind in the place of honor. The podium was completed by twenty-three Albertans Greg Rafter, staccatissimo leader (+3 "38) but good printing the best reference clock in the third drop-down list. Fourth position for a disappointing end Evan Neufeld, from which we expected something more after the fair season in North-American Cup
In the women's race much more balanced with the veteran Lanette Prediger (born in 1979) and Chanell Jane (born in 1988) that at the end of the two days were separated by only 33 cents. At the end of the thirty-four to win was Calgary that has mortgaged the success in the third round when he trimmed more than 87 cents to the rival. Much more detached the third-ranked Madison Charney or nineteen of Alberta, that after the excellent ninth place of the world junior suffered a gap of nearly 5 seconds.
In the men's bobsleigh comeback victory for David Eastwood and Damien Amirault thanks to a second day on the attack and have reversed the situation by closing on the top step of the podium the provincial event. Behind the closed winner Francis Chiasson and Michael disconnected Girard almost two seconds, while others have come MacGillivary Bill and Joel Kopetscek.
In tests of open skeleton open to both sexes wins for Matt Blair (departure from the luge men's) and Ben Kroeker (women's luge start) while in bob race with a starting point from the gate of the women's luge success for Jaimie Shankland and Michelle Pain.
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