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Start with a clear victory of Elizabeth Yarnold the 2014-2015 World Cup skeleton. The 'English great favorite of the eve quest''oggi on the track in Lake Placid had no rivals, taking the lead to heavy main rivals.
Friday 12 December 2014 5 minutes reading time
Yarnold com''era is predictable & egrave; demonstrated another planet in the wizard, drawing lines virtually perfect that allowed him to close the file for success gi & agrave; at the end of the first descent. In the final round of the twenty-six original Maidstone has further widened the gap between himself and the rest of the group, taking home the second consecutive triumph on the track in Lake Placid, the 'eighth career. The ease & agrave; with which the British won quest''oggi seems to confirm the impression that the level of the current women's skeleton has significantly lowered compared to the two previous seasons, and that Yarnold may reign unchallenged for the rest of the season.
Behind the Olympic champion off by more than 7/10 concluded an amazing athlete Elisabeth Vathje rookie in the maximum circuit skeleton. The twenty year old from Calgary last weekend that has dominated the two races of the European Cup in Winterberg nell''occasione establishing the record dell''impianto German, quest''oggi & egrave; was one of only two athletes of the lot to hold the gap to Yarnold within the wall of the second. The Canadian showcased the excellent qualities of the push that 'led her to conduct the trial until the third lap, before giving way to the winner. Now Vathje & egrave; call to reconfirm its first in Calgary and then in the difficult and she almost unknown European tracks.
The podium & egrave; completed dall''austriaca Janine Flock getting cos & Igrave; the third place in the top three in a row. The European champion last year fourth in the overall standings, could remove many satisfactions throughout the season and together with the here absent Russian Elena Nikitina iridescent play for a medal in the event in Winterberg.
The 'other big surprise of the day comes from the German rookie Tina Hermann. The twenty-two Bavarian got an excellent fourth position after he earned with his teeth set within the place of the team Teutonic World Cup. Hermann preceded only 4 cents un''altra rookie of the world circuit, the 'American Savannah Graybill author of a great comeback during the final round that enabled her to recover well placed 5.
Even in this first round of the German Anja Huber-Selbach not impressed. The winner of the Crystal Ball 2011 and world champion in 2008 drove a test rather colorless continuing the trend of negative results started last season. The Teutonic with the tenth place today & egrave; turned out even worse than the German national team finishing behind Sophia Greibel seventh and Tina Hermann fourth.
The next appointment with the circuit of the World Cup skeleton & egrave; scheduled in seven days on the track in Calgary.
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