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Last weekend & egrave; recovery from Igls season dell''Intercontinental Cup, the second international series skeleton that winds along the main tracks of North America and at the Europa.
Tuesday 12 January 2016 6 minutes reading time
In the first European stop was attended by all the major components of the Russian team for the World Cup, which took advantage of the 'opportunity to test the most of the' plant that there are less than a month & will agrave; Theatre of the World Championships.
As expected, Russia has made the most of the characteristics of gut Tyrolean literally dominating the two days of racing. Among women to become the main protagonist & egrave; Elena Nikitina was that sull''impianto that two seasons ago the regal & ograve; the European title gave off an exceptional run of form that has enabled it to break down the ranking & agrave; after the first intermediate.
The bronze medal of Sochi 2014 has in fact established the Temponi being driven by closing the first race by a margin of almost 6/10 against the Latvian Lelde Priedulena and 64 cents sull''americana Katie Uhlaender. Quest''ultime two athletes were the stars of un''ottima comeback & nbsp; facilitated in part by heavy mistakes in the final run by dell''olandese Bos and Russian Kanakina, that the second and third place are partially sunk in fifth and seventh.
In the second competition is & egrave; repeated the same podium of the previous test, only that on this occasion Nikitina had to win comeback since the end of the first descent commanded Priedulena. At the end of the race & nbsp; the gap between the Russian and Baltic & egrave; It was just 8 cents, while the American Katie Uhlaender completed the podium again. Quest''ultima took fourth consecutive podium season which added to the double victory in Lake Placid allowed her to strengthen its leadership in the overall standings.
The two men's races are the favored, they climbed into the chair Alexander Tretiakov and Nikita Tregybov that have divided equally victories. In the first competition to dominate & egrave; It was the Olympic champion that with & nbsp; two starts record has annihilated the competition. Tretiakov finished with 35 cents ahead of the pi & ugrave; young teammate, trimming more than one second to Julian Von Schleinitz who completed the podium. & nbsp;
In the second race scheduled, & egrave; It was & nbsp; & nbsp Tregybov; to celebrate. The junior world champion in office signed two runs regular on the podium compatriot Tretiakov of 3/10. Also on this occasion the top-three & egrave; It was completed by the German Von Schleinitz not only of Russians able to keep the gap from the winner under the wall of the second.
In Italy it is reported home debut in the second series pi & ugrave; important skeleton by Andrea Gallina and Manuel Schwaerzer. Between the two blue what impressed most & ugrave; & Egrave; It was definitely Hen who finished the first race in nineteenth place. Schwaerzer & nbsp; who took part in the second competition is & egrave; ranked in twenty-third position. & nbsp;
Ranked General Alexander Gassner, that Igls has collected a fifth and a fourth place, reaches the summit teammate Rosenberger that the gut not Tyrolean & egrave; He failed to confirm levels of Whistler.
Next weekend in Koenigssee with the dispute of the last two races will end & agrave; the 2015-2016 season dell''Intercontinental Cup.
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