Skeleton - National Championships
USBF
Last weekend in Lake Placid were staged the & nbsp; Summer Nationals push for the discipline of skeleton.
Thursday 1 October 2015 4 minutes reading time
The national event got under way only athletes with second best, since the 'purpose of this competition was mainly to verify the potentialities & agrave; some young people to be employed or the skeleton or the bob according to the opinion of American technicians.
Evidence female & egrave; went to & nbsp; Kristen Hurley, athlete who also took part in the competition of women's bobsleigh, who has scored in both races scheduled for the best lap times the references. The 'athlete of the Columbia & nbsp; & egrave; It was the 'only one of the bidders able to stop the clock under the wall of 4 seconds, trimming abysmal gaps with the rest of the company. Behind the winner separated by as much 18 cents you & egrave; placed Keillie Delka, while the third place & egrave; climb Kelly Curtis skeletonista that during dell''estate had to stop part of the preparation for breaking both arms.
Disappointing fifth position for the winner of the last two editions & nbsp; Gracie Taylor-Clapp not & egrave; He never has been able to fight for the top-three.
Among men in absentia of Olympic bronze medalist Matthew Antoine and Kyle Tress, the star of the day & egrave; Jake was Miter. & nbsp; The 'athlete native of New York has mocked of just 4 cents the most favored, Kyle Brown. The pair closed the first run with the same time, but in the final test Miter & egrave; He has been able to further reduce the time of the previous run to win his first national title of his career. Third place for Alex Ivanov, while only tenth concluded Steven Garbett athlete that last winter was reported for 'excellent tenth place obtained in Lake Placid in the first race of the World Cup.
The next event for athletes with stars and stripes skeleton & egrave; set for the weekend of October 26 to 27 which will be held in Lake Placid & agrave; the first selection of trails at next year's World Cup. The final test instead & egrave; scheduled for 5-6 November this time on the track in Park City.
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