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This evening in the beautiful setting of the theater Academic Theatre of Castelfranco Veneto will be awarded to the winners of the five categories of the ninth edition of the prestigious Lake George Among the winners stands out the name of the luge champion Armin Zöggeler.
Friday 23 May 2014 4 minutes reading time
The extraordinary career and perhaps unique sample of Foiana that despite having reached the age of forty'' still continues to be among the leaders of the snowmobile world, has convinced the organizers of this important event to assign a recognition Zöggeler.
The'' blue born in Merano January 4, 1974, in his list of achievements includes six world titles, four Europeans and ten World Cups, as well as six individual medals in a row - two gold, one silver and three bronze medals - Olympic Games: in sports history is the first and so far the only one to have reached this milestone. At the age of sixteen he conquered World Cup juniors, getting the first of a long series of triumphs. Competing for the Italian national team made its debut in the World Cup in the 1992/93 season, winning his first podium December 6, 1992. To date, can boast 59 stage wins in total, including 57 in the specialty of the individual, what that makes him the most luger winning more races in the World Cup on artificial track. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Cones has designated as the flagship of the Italian delegation at the Games. You the third luge history in blue to have this honor.
The award
The Award keeps alive the memory of George Lake, the great chronicler of Gazzettino director for 12 years and then a columnist for La Repubblica and L'Espresso group publications, but also to "valorise the actors in the Northeast of Italy, often laboratory innovation. " Established in 2005 by the family and the Friends of Lake George, chaired by industrialist Luigino Rossi Prize in 2011, taking home in Castelfranco Veneto, it is evolved from exclusively journalism is been transformed into the recognition of characters who embody the values ​​of the Northeast, helping to define the "metropolitan dimension" the territory of which is Lake George precursor state. Now the prize ranges in areas dear to the reporter: culture, enterprise, voluntary and third sector, sports, journalism course. Five categories that will be celebrated at the Academic Theatre of Castelfranco Veneto, next May 23. For the sport will be Armin Zöggeler rewarded.
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