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Quest'' on the track today in the fifth round of Winteberg Elizabeth Yarnold (pictured) thanks to an extraordinary second race showed everyone his amazing run of form. The British first ex-aequo with great rival Noelle Pikus-Pace at the end of the first descent, has annihilated the competition in the final run trimming in one fell swoop the beauty of 57 cents to main opponent.
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The gut'' s Hochsauerland characterized by a slightly downhill start and a concluding part rather technique has allowed us to level the values ​​in the field allowing you to watch a real show, especially during the first run. The head-ranking Yarnold has in fact benefited at startup where he earned several cents against the rival Pikus-Pace, but last quest'' took advantage of the extraordinary driving skills to catch up and close the first run with the the same time'' s English.
In the final round of the UK, however, has made all the difference in the stretch she likes most, the initial one, crossing the line in first place by a margin of more than half a second. Yarnold for what today is the third victory of the season, the fifth of his career that allows you to further strengthen its leadership position in the ranking of the World Cup.
Behind the first two class separated by almost a second behind the winner, she finished Sarah Reid. The Canadian big disappointment in the dual appointment in Lake Placid,'' quest today was great getting ransomed to the second podium of the season.
At the edge of the podium came on a great fight that involved five athletes: Janina Flock, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Marion Thees, Shelley Rudman and Sophia Griebel. At the end to dull it was the holder of the Crystal Ball, thanks to an excellent final stretch'' is able to climb two positions and move from just 9 cents'' last step of the podium. Convincing evidence for the neo-Austrian Flock champion for the second consecutive race has hit the top five and the young German Sophia Griebel sixth ex-aequo with Mellisa Hollingsworth who was making his debut season in the World Cup circuit.
In the disappointments of the day falling Shelley Rudman, Anja Huber and Lucy Chaffer. From world champion was expected something more than the ninth place finish in Winterberg because he could play all his cards in the wizard. The German instead, on his home track closed only in the thirteenth position with almost two seconds behind the winner, while the Australian has reached the twenty-first'' failing to qualify for the final round.
Among the happy notes of this first European competition, it should be rimmarcata the good performance of'' English Rose McGrandle great protagonist in the Intercontinental Cup circuit that'' s debut in the top skeleton finished in tenth position.
Lastly, the great challenge to record shots of thrust between the'' Swiss Marina Gilardoni and Russian Elena Nikitina won by Quest'' last for three cents. Both athletes have nevertheless concluded its race outside the top ten.
The big stars of the skeleton will meet in seven days in St. Moritz in Switzerland where he will stage the'' act number six of this year's World Cup.
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