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Sophia Griebel and Axel Junk were the great protagonists of the first selection of the German team'' s internal skeleton.
Monday 7 October 2013 5 minutes reading time
The vice-junior world champion has dominated the event thrust organized in Oberhof'' facility. Griebel, who only two weeks earlier had proved to be in great shape in terms of first appointment of thrust, was confirmed also by the unapproachable pluridecorate teammates,'' absent in the previous event.
The ventitrenne native Suhl, preceded by 11 cents the 2008 World champion Anja Huber and 20 cents the dicianovvenne Maxi Just. Bad performance for the defending World Cup Marion Thees, appeared very backward condition,'' tant is that only ended in seventh place, behind even Katharina Heinz, more than six tenths behind the winner.
The head coach of the German national skeleton, Jens Mueller, the site of the BSD said he was quite pleased with the performance shown by the first two athletes classified, "Sophia Griebel has improved greatly and especially is starting to have a very constant performance that makes me feel comfortable about the future. too, the result of Anja Huber has been very positive, which means that its level of preparation is good. Obviously, in the course of the season on his fitness is expected to grow, Anja is still on the right track to start competing at a high level. "
The technician instead proved not at all happy with the results from Marion Thees, "If the young Sophia and Anja went well, I was disappointed by what has been revealed by Katharina Heinz and Marion Thees. Katharina has not showed no improvement in the boost phase tant'' is that it did not even mark his best times. Marion has come close to his record but my view is very far from its state of optimal shape. "
In the men's race was much more hard-fought, where the young Axel Junk has mocked by only 2 cents and 11 cents Gassner Alexander Von Killian Schleinitz. The veteran of the team, Frank Rommel finished in sixth place with a delay of 29 cents from the winner.
Jens Mueller, always to the microphones of the German Federation, said the provision of Rommel, "Frank went on this occasion is not very strong because in the course of the summer'' has played several muscle-strengthening exercises. I hope that with the specific training to boost its level of performance in start-up phase are dramatically better than today. "
In addition, it should be noted that the event did not take part both major players on the world circuit, and Christopher Alexander Kröckel Grotheer. The first one has suffered an injury to a tendon but is given in the recovery phase, while the second will have to check in the coming days what are the reasons of his ongoing back pain.
Next Saturday the gut Koenigssee will be staged the'' last trails of qualification to the next season of the World Cup. At the moment the only Frank Rommel is sure to have a place in the squad.
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