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It & egrave; closed with an important twist week of trials called by the American Federation of skeleton (Skeleton US) to send out the names of the athletes who will take part in the next edition of the World Cup.
Monday 9 November 2015 6 minutes reading time
Even quest''anno the regulation provided that the main skeletonisti stars and stripes would take part in four races of selection, two on the gut of Lake Placid and two out to Park City, and at the end dell''ultimo trials were drafted a ranking by following the scores of the maximum circuit skeleton. & nbsp;
Both the men's and the women's trials have been very hard fought, also because & egrave; the US Skeleton had guaranteed place in the team only in Matthew Antoine, leaving vacancies cos & Igrave; & nbsp; & nbsp one slot; among men and two for women. & nbsp;
The four trials female, have rejected the heavily falling Katie Uhlaender, athlete, which last year took a year off to recover better from injury, which in this start of the season has got only a podium finish. World champion in 2012 and winner of two World Cups most likely underestimated the level of the enemy appearing at selection races with a level of preparation for the skeleton rather precarious, given that during the summer he preferred to devote himself to the track cycling rather than cure the sport of gut.
With three out of four appointments available counterperformance the thirty-one original Colorado & egrave not; He managed to snatch the pass for the next edition of the World Cup, being hijacked by US technicians in the Intercontinental Cup circuit. If Uhlaender disappointed, Kendall Wesenberg & egrave; It was the big surprise in this week's races. The twenty-five of Modeso, segnalatasi last year thanks to the victory in the overall standings of the European Cup, he literally stole the show in the two trials of Park City, where he hit two strong victories.
Thanks to these successes Wesenberg won important points in the overall standings surpassing its rival Savannah Graybill nell''ultimo appointment that had been the great protagonist in the appointments of Lake Placid. Next to the novice & nbsp; Wesenberg, will & agrave; Annie O''Shea the 'other representative of "States" in the maximum circuit skeleton. The twenty-eight of & nbsp; & egrave Port Jefferson Station; It was the 'athlete pi & ugrave; continues in these four selection races. O''Shea has indeed hit three second places and one win, making sure the pass to the World Cup for the second consecutive season.
Among men absolute dominion for Matthew Antoine who made all four of his scheduled appointments. Beyond the & agrave; of net successes, the bronze medal of Sochi 2014 & nbsp; & egrave; seemed a bit '' & nbsp; upset for his time pushing, complaining in particular for the departures of races in Lake Placid. Behind Antoine they have taken place on the podium five different athletes creating It offers an attractive challenge for the 'last available slot. & Nbsp;
The winning & egrave; was a surprise Nathan Crumpton, thirty native Nairoibi (Kenya) who converted the skeleton only three seasons ago. Crumpton thanks to three podium finishes in four races & egrave; He managed to prevail on the favorite Kyle Tress which compromised the participation in the next edition of the World Cup and other international competitions, with the poor performance of Park City where he remedied only a twelfth and a seventh place.
Male Team World Cup
Matthew Antoine (1985) and Nathan Crumpton (1985) & nbsp;
Women's World Cup team
Annie O''Shea (1987) and & nbsp; Kendall Wesenberg (1990)
Male team Intercontinental Cup
Stephen Garbett (1985), Kyle Brown (1989) and Michael Rogals (1988)
Female team Intercontinental Cup
Savannah Graybill (1988), Katie Uhlaender (1984) and & nbsp; Megan Henry (1987)
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