LugeArtificial luge
For the second consecutive year will & agrave; the Igls track to raise the curtain on the new season of artificial luge track.
Tuesday 24 November 2015 14 minutes reading time
According to the information of the vigil, the & nbsp; 39th World Cup & nbsp; should be similar to the same values ​​expressed in the course of last season, or with a Germany dominating and with Russia, the United States and Italy to try to stem the 'German hegemony.
Confirmed the 'absurd and useless sprint race that quest''anno meet again in three appointments (Park City, Whistler and Sochi) & nbsp; assigning important points for the Crystal Ball, the main novelty & agrave; season & egrave; represented by the calendar, which for the first time includes three stages north America. & nbsp; At the beginning of December, the circuit is in fact spi & agrave; & nbsp; Lake Placid, then moved to Park City and Whistler, two tracks that fall in the World Series after two years.
Unchanged instead the number of the relay that will be held in the remaining six events where athletes will not face the Sprint Race (Igls, Lake Placid, Sigulda, Oberhof, Altenberg and Winterberg).
Coming all''aspetto competitive the '2015-2016 edition of the World Cup luge & nbsp; should offer greater interest in the races of men's singles, while in doubles and women should be respected the values ​​put in place in previous seasons. But look at the announced time category by category protagonists of this season.
MALE
For the fifth consecutive year, the underdogs will all be for the two-time Olympic champion and master of the last four seasons Felix Loch. The German will go & agrave; chasing its fifth consecutive Crystal Ball and above will try & agrave; to regain the scepter world champion and European scappatogli hand last season thanks to the surprising Russian Semen Pavlichenko. Quest''anno both events will be held in Germany and this potr & agrave; further facilitate the pursuit of the champion Bavarian front of their supporters will try & agrave; to complete for the second time in career slam success in one season (European, World and World Cup). & nbsp;
The main suspect in the role of anti-Loch & nbsp; might be interpreted dall''azzurro Dominik Fischnaller. The South Tyrolean ventitrenne back from & nbsp; disappointing last season that gave him satisfaction alone you in the first appointments, & egrave; It called to the difficult task of reconfirming the top of the league, especially now that the National Italian & egrave; orphaned pi & ugrave; great all-time Armin Zoeggeler. Fischnaller potr & agrave; have right in the new format of the sprint race a valuable ally, who until last year he suffered the best starts of German rivals.
Among the players expected the coming season are also included experts Andi Langenhan and Johannes Ludwig, after un''annata from supporting actors are increasingly & ugrave; eager for revenge as demonstrated at the recent German trails. Should not be underestimated even the two North American Samuel Edney and Chris Mazdzer, quest''ultimo last season in two occasions & egrave; even came close to success.
Under possible surprises can be inserted and the Russians Peretjagin Pavlichenko and why & egrave; not even the young Italian Emanuel Rieder and Kevin Fischnaller that following in the footsteps of his cousin Dominik could give a boost to his career. The Italian team will & agrave; completed by veteran David Mair and young Theo Gruber (born 1996) to the first full season in the senior circuit. (Click here for the full photo gallery of the Italian team)
FEMALE
Few novelties & agrave; in the women's circuit. Next season will see & agrave; the way all the main protagonists who battled nell''ultimo four. The only two major defections come from Kate Hansen after 'outstanding last season culminated with the success of Sigulda & egrave; taking a sabbatical to complete his studies, and dall''azzurra Sandra Gasparini that only 24 years old he decided to say enough with the sports world.
It ripartir & agrave; from Igls then with the knowledge to be able to attend for the third consecutive year to a fight in the house across Germany between Natalie Geisenberger and Tatjana Huefner. The two German in fact, seem to be once again the two athletes to beat and the rivalry & agrave; increasingly & ugrave; switched between the two does is push the 'interest of the German media towards this discipline. Geisenberger that last year & egrave; brought home gold European, Crystal Ball and Olympic title during dell''estate has worked hard with the team Hackl on the study of new materials, and this has done nothing to trigger the 'envy of Huefner that once again & egrave ; He complained to reporters for the disparity & agrave; treatment.
To try to spoil the party to the two "first women", we think the Canadian Alex Gough and Kimberley McRae quest''ultima date in great shape, the Russian twice European champion Tatiana Ivanova in Sigulda that could get very close to the two German, and Finally, the Olympic bronze medalist Erin Hamlin. Should not be underestimated even the other two Teutonic, Anke Wischnewski and Dajana Eitberger, which in most & ugrave; of un''occasione along with gi & agrave; cited Huefner and Geisenberger could give to Germany the first four places in the ranking.
The 'Italy is affider & agrave; the young Sandra Robatscher and Andrea Voetter both class in 1995, now in its third full season in the World Cup Senior will be called to point consistently to the top ten, an important goal especially in key relay, specialty & agrave; where the blue team got little satisfaction & nbsp; nell''ultimo year.
DOUBLE
Will this season Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken to beat compatriots Wendl-Arlt? This & egrave; the question that the fans and the fans are doing after watching the three trails of selection that have seen the association of Thuringia outclass the binomial Bavarian master of the last three seasons. The first important answer may come right from Igls track which last year crowned Eggert-Benecken for the first time outside of their "feud" Oberhof. Certainly Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt sell life dearly, also because & egrave; if the two "Bayern-Express" were to dominate as in past seasons could go hunting the thirtieth seal in the World Cup, taking just 4 points behind the record of success held by compatriots Leitner-Resch.
Next to the two Germans as mentioned should make races apart, there will never as quest''anno & agrave; great uncertainty to decide the third force in the field. With the 'announced withdrawal of one of the most Linger-Linger & ugrave; Winning doubles always give the 'farewell to their Igls, there is an area very interesting for the Italian colors especially in key world. Sigulda not & egrave; a mystery, & egrave; one of the favorite tracks of Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber who come one step from the end of his career might just carve the & Igrave; un''ultima satisfaction.
Different speech for the second double blue composed by Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner. The two young men from South Tyrol are in full launch ramp and the podium last year in Winterberg accompanied by numerous placings on the top floors of the standings, are proof that gi & agrave; this season the duo blue could close with continuity & agrave; in the top three.
In the fight for third place are also incorporated Austrian Penz-Fischler and Canadians Walker-Snith ques''ultimi in previous seasons have obtained or almost as & egrave; the same results Rieder-Rastner. The Latvian Sics-Sics instead may play the role of third wheel for the World Cup in Sigulda. The Baltic fact, in addition to being authentic "specialist" of the great events will run well on home soil and gut the outskirts of Riga has much home advantage.
The National Italian Schierer & agrave; third partnership formed by under 20 Florian Gruber and Simon Kainzwaldner. The two young men as well as having brought out in the junior circuit, last year jumped to the headlines for the wonderful service offered at the Nations Cup in Igls that would be well qualified for the World Cup race. Gruber-Kainzwaldner take the place of the retired Hans Peter Fischnaller and Patrick Schwienbacher.
ARMIN Zöggeler
The star players of the sled once abandoned his clothes athlete, has already & agrave; He started his new adventure as a coach, dealing with follow Greta Pinggera, star of the natural toboggan dell''estate passed over to the world of artificial luge, and explains in this video interview, the development of new materials for the Italian national team in collaboration with Ferrari and Coni.
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