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The U.S. Skeleton Federation announced the list of athletes who will participate in the next Olympics in Sochi.
Tuesday 4 February 2014 3 minutes reading time
The United States never as in this occasion will be among the protagonists of the most anticipated of the discipline of the gut. The Member States in both male and female in no uncertain terms will aim to win at least one Olympic medal.
Among women, the American team will rely on a pair of aces'' (pictured) consists of Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie Uhlaender, two of the strongest skelettoniste circuit. Pikus-Pace returned to competition last year to point bluntly'' s Olympic gold in Sochi is recovering from perhaps his best season of his career, studded with four wins and second place in the final ranking of the World Cup. The thirty-one of Utah thanks to these fantastic results is shown almost all'' unanimity by leading experts as the number one favorite for the win.
Uhlaender other hand, contrary to the teammate did not steal'' s eye in this edition of the World Cup, but it is an'' athlete can give you the winning move in the big events, which in her career she has already won two world championship medals and a world title and that last year without the big mistake made during the final round of the pre-Olympic would have won right on track in Sochi.
Among men Matt Antoine will be among the main suspects in the fight for the third step of the podium. The'' American winner this season a test of the World Cup was the great revelation of the year'', appearing in all types of competitive skiing and realizing excellent performance not only in North America but also in the European context. Antoine will be accompanied by fellow John Daly and Kyle Tress that will fit on the upper floors of the final classification.
Women's Skeleton: Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie Uhlaender;
Skeleton men: Matt Antoine, John Daly and Kyle Tress
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