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Russia continues in the sign of the season of the Intercontinental Cup skeleton. A Koenigssee in the second round of the Russian squadron has deployed the team that will participate & agrave; the next edition of the World Cup, and as expected has placed three athletes in the top four of the league.
Friday 28 November 2014 6 minutes reading time
In today's race held bank beautiful as surprising duel between the Olympic champion Alexander Tretiakov and the 'rising star skeleton Russian Nikita Tregybov. The two at the end of the first descent were trailing by just 12 cents, but no one could imagine that the nineteen Tregybov in the final round could even worry the leadership of the pi & ugrave; titrated teammate. Instead the 'athlete native of Krasnoyarsk despite losing more cents in the boost phase, nell''ultima run & egrave; went strong in the final stretch of the track Bavarian printing by far the best time of the day, closing out their test just 5 cents from Tretiakov. (Official standing)
A result that confirms what the young Russian who had already sensational & agrave; the Olympic Games in Sochi, where with few races World Cup behind right & Igrave; sixth. The new Russian national champion is set to become one of the possible surprises next season of maximum circuit skeleton.
The podium & egrave; was completed by German Martin Rosenberger trailing by over six tenths behind the winner, who with his performance has avoided the second consecutive triplet Russian, since behind him & egrave; placed the world bronze Sergei Chudinov.
All''appuntamento German also took part in the Blues and John Mattia Gaspari Mulassano. The two Italians have or almost as & egrave; confirmed the placings of the first race which took place in Lillehammer, a respectable result given that the park starters today was from the level of the World Cup.
Gaspari & egrave; placed all''undicesimo place by touching a single penny for the second top ten of the season. The Italian champion reached the microphones of Neveitalia.it & egrave; seemed quite happy with his performance, "The level of competition today than Lillehammer was very high, because & egrave; the first nine classified all race in the World Cup and beyond to push pi & ugrave; strong have much more & ugrave; experience than me on this track. From my point of view the result today is worth much more & ugrave; that of Lillehammer, also because & egrave; I made in both descended a big mistake out of the curve that leads on the straight that made me lose a lot of speed & agrave ;. Tomorrow account improve the pushing and try to grab the top ten. "
Mulassano instead confirmed the fifteenth place a week ago, although the placement today takes on a different meaning than in Lillehammer, "In the first race I had a good start but I could have done something better because & egrave; I have moved away from the slide. During the descent I have made a mistake leaving the poker and one at the end of the track. In the final run I pushed a bit '' better and I have limited the 'error output from poker and time & egrave; was much better. "
Among the women & egrave; sets the talented German Jacqueline Loelling that preceded the 31 cents the British Rose McGrandle winner of the tender 'opening. Third place for un''altra German Anna Fernstaedt last athlete to hold the delay under the wall of the second from the winner. (Official standing)
Unlike the men's race disappoints Russia feminine side including the formation of the World Cup. The first of the Russian & egrave; Olga was Potylitsina who finished only fifth of the worst did compatriot Maria Orlova seventh while the European champion Nikitina did not take part in the second run. The great joke of the day & egrave; However, the 'Austrian Janine Flock that after the second part at the end of the first descent has bungled in the final stretch of the final round and finished in thirteenth position.
Tomorrow on the same track & egrave; scheduled a second race valid for the intercontinental circuit.
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