Elizabeth Yarnold: "I'm ready for the trails"

Elisabeth Yarnold: 'Sono pronta per i trails interni'
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Elizabeth Yarnold: "I'm ready for the trails"

The twenty-five skeletonista English, world bronze in 2012, he confided to the English website of the Olympic Committee to be ready to face the trials of qualifying for next season's World Cup to be held next week in Altenberg.

Elizabeth Yarnold, on paper is only the second athlete of the English movement of skeleton. L'' athlete native of Bath, in the last season has long been in contention to lift the sky a crystal ball, but the anonymous results obtained in the last three appointments'' l have relegated to fourth position, finishing in the overall standings ahead the companion of national Shelley Rudman. Yarnold, given his young age compared to the main protagonists on the world circuit, could in the future take off great satisfaction, but at the moment looks to the present and imminent'' s trails qualification of next week, "'' It's really strange having to start the Olympic season with the most difficult test of all, namely the internal trials, "said the'' English athlete," however I like challenges and I want to deserve the place within the country. This selection is very important and is , impossible to present itself at without being in top condition, more if you can be part of the rooster, will face the races with greater confidence in their own ability. " With Rudman already automatically qualified for next season, Lizzy will contend for the last two seats available with Donna Creighton, and Laura Rose McGrandle Daes, "At this moment I'm not thinking at the Olympics in Sochi, I'm focusing on training. Next season will count very valuable to follow the advice of my psychologist and my nutritionist to be as competitive as possible'' for the whole year. " The twenty-five, has entered the world of skeleton only four years ago after finally abandoned the heptathlon'' and the'' Athletics, resulting in the new discipline a victory in the World Cup in the 2011-2012 season. In the history of the Women's Skeleton, the UK has won three Olympic medals, Alex Coomber's bronze in Salt Lake,'' the silver Shelley Rudman in Turin and the'' gold Amy Williams in Vancouver.

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