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Second consecutive win in the North American circuit for the Russian Alexander Tretyakov thanks to a stunning second run was trailing by more than six tenths compatriot Sergei Chudinov and more than three-tenths of a second and the South Korean Yun.
Thursday 21 November 2013 3 minutes reading time
Tretyakov, reigning world champion, had closed the first run the command with a single cent margin over his teammate and rival Chudinov. In the final round Russian, has further improved the time to push that score in the first run, gaining an advantage right now over 20 cents against its closest rival, and thanks to a smudge-free run ended sharply first position.
Behind the Russian duo has created a vacuum. The third prize, the South Korean Yun Sungbin paid a one-second delay and 31 cents from the winner, while the fifth of the general has undergone a gap of more than two seconds.
The'' blue Joe Cecchini, splendid third last weekend in Calgary, this'' Today was not able to go beyond the'' eighth. '' The Italian-Canadian was able to recover a place relative to the first down, but on this occasion it was not able to get close to the times of the first two of the general, paying a total delay of more than 3 seconds Tretyakov.
On the same day, he also held the women's race which saw the way the main protagonists of the Russian movement of the skeleton. After two fourth places won in the first two races of the season, the European champion Maria Orlova was able to hit his first win this season. The Russian second after the first run, was the author of a phenomenal time in the final round when he nearly seven tenths off the Canadian Elisabeth Vathje leader at the end of the first descent. The podium was completed by'' American Gracie Clapp author of the second fastest time in the heats.
The protagonists of the skeleton will be busy again tomorrow when the race will be held four in the North American series.
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