Germany get two victories in the first race of Altenberg. Azzurri in the rear

La Germania detta legge nella prima gara di Altenberg. Azzurri nelle retrovie
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Germany get two victories in the first race of Altenberg. Azzurri in the rear

It begins in the sign of Germany, the new edition of the European Cup skeleton. Altenberg hosts have left his law taking a one-two in both the male than in the female.

Among men, the victory went to the twenty-two Axel Junk, author of a flawless race in which he dominated from the first round. The driver of the BRC Riesa has scored once in the first layer down when pulled off the first of rivals by as much 92 cents. In the final run for Junk has further increased his lead bringing it almost to the second. In second place finished another bearer of Germany, Dominic Rady, who thanks to the second fastest time in the heats obtained in the final descent, earned a placement offering to host the first two goals of the day. The podium was completed by the Russian Ruslan Sabitov that with the fourth fastest time in the heats in the final run was nearly overtaken'' s also another German Martin Rosenberger, now just 6 cents from the third position. '' C'' is a bit of disappointment with the results obtained by two bearers Italians entered in the event. After the encouraging times yesterday during the tests, we expected something more from Gaspari Mattia and John Mulassano. The first he could not go beyond the fourteenth place finish, while the Italian champion has instead pushed closed in seventeenth position. In the women, the big star of the day was the German Tina Hermann. The twenty-Bavarian has made a difference in the stretch of the track led Saxon abysmal taking the lead to direct rivals. Behind the winner came on a great fight for the podium which showcased four athletes. At the end of the race'' has checked the German Maxi Just, third at the end of the first round, which has benefited from the fact that the second part in the ranking, Anna Fernstadt showed a rather high time in the final run. In third place was placed the'' Australian Melissa Hoar that preceded only 5 cents Russian Yulia Kanakina. '' The only way the athlete Italian Giulia Carpin closed in twentieth and final position. Tomorrow, weather permitting will be held the second race of the season.

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