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And '' Martins Dukurs a stellar one that crossed the line's Last round of the World Cup in Winterberg. The Latvian champions ended in his own way, or with the best partial, & nbsp; un''edizione rainbow who commanded the first top-meter & nbsp; despite the small problem accused in the second start.
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Dukurs great champion does not & egrave; spared even in the downhill final, pushing like a madman in the process of starting and then delighting the warm German public with encyclopedic lines at the end of the runway. The Baltic once the race he blew all his joy with a liberating scream that seems so much revenge & nbsp; against Alexander Tretyakov, opponent regularly beaten in the World Cup, but that 'he mocked in the last two important appointments , the world of Sankt Moritz in 2013 and especially the Olympic Games in Sochi, denying the Latvian medal 'Olympic gold only title missing in rich palmares of this champion.
With this success Martins became the second man in the history of the sport to win three world titles, reaching the top of the special list of athletes pi & ugrave; always victorious in the 'Swiss & nbsp; & Gregor St auml; hli. & nbsp;
Behind the winner trailing by almost 7/10 you & egrave; placed a smiling Alexander Tretyakov, who gi & agrave; during the third run had not realized that quest''anno c''era nothing to do against a Dukurs cos & Igrave; dominant. Olympic champion gives cos & Igrave; his scepter champion winning his fourth world championship medal of his career, the second of 'silver.
Complete the podium Tomass Dukurs that the threshold of 34 years is finally able to grab the coveted world medal. The eldest of four heats Dukurs through regular pulled off almost 7/10 the rimontante Nikita Tregybov that nell''ultima run gained two positions finishing in first place in the virtual ranking of junior. The young promise of the skeleton Russian predecessor of 14 cents Christopher Grotheer him that the World Junior Altenberg the 'had accompanied him on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium, and the 'other German Axel Jungk number 3 of the ranking of the World Cup.
Seventh place for a positive Dominic Parsons accomplice a good third down gets his best result ever in a World Championships. Completing the top ten Korean Sungbin Yun, the German Von Schleinitz and Russian Chudinov that just blows nell''ultima heat for just 9 cents the tenth position in the Canadian & nbsp; Greszczyszyn.
The big disappointment of this world & egrave; undoubtedly the 'American Matthew Antoine who always sailed in reserve positions. The US Olympic bronze medal last year in Sochi, not & egrave; never been able to aspire to the noble part of the league shutting un''anonima only in twelfth place.
The blue team ended its experience rainbow gi & agrave; during the third run, with & nbsp; Mattia Gaspari you & egrave; placed in twenty-first position and with Cecchini who has completed his evidence to the twenty-sixth place. The two Italians surveyed by Neveitalia.it have issued the following statement:
Mattia Gaspari: "I made one great mistake in my last downhill. I drove a little '' too the skeleton out of the curve 5 that took me too right nell''imbocco curve 6 costingendomi to men faced this curve at '' last time. So I was forced to a correction abrupt that made intraversare skeleton in proximity & agrave; the kreisel. The maneuver avoided me crashing into the right side of the track, but I did lose cents important. "
Joseph Cecchini: "I am satisfied with the thrust of today, I'm finding as the speed & agrave; the start that I had years ago and at this rate I am convinced that in the coming season will & ograve; in the top 5 of this fundamental. The third heat today unfortunately not led great improvements from yesterday. I tried to lead less the sled and let run for pi & ugrave; but obviously I was wrong because & egrave; maybe I should find the right trade-off between run and run skeleton. For sure I'm not happy with the result obtained for & ograve; all in all I played my best season of his career. I ended 22nd place in the ranking FIBT, I graduated Italian champion, I won the 12th place in Sochi in the World Cup and I also got a fourth place in Whistler in Intercontinental Cup. These are clear signs that I have made great strides than in the past and in the future I will try & ograve; to commit to further improve. I want to thank the Italian team that welcomed me even though I was born in Canada, my coaches, the FIS and all the people involved in the world of bobsled and skeleton Italian for allowing me to be here in Winterberg. Torner & ograve; next season pi & ugrave; stronger and more & ugrave; faster than ever! "
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