LugeTobogganing - Russia
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The thirty year old Russian luger has decided to abandon the world of artificial luge groped for a new adventure sport in the women's bobsleigh. Was announced by was the same athlete during an interview'' all'' news agency RT.
Tuesday 29 July 2014 5 minutes reading time
The passage of the new regulations Rodionova gut is been strongly advocated by Janis Minis, coach of the women's bobsled team, which has already inserted'' now ex-luge team in the World Cup, "Alexandra has only thirty years'' and in the course of his career in luge has never suffered serious injury. I think he has all it takes to excel in bobsleigh although it will take some time'' to find the right automation with the new medium. "
The technician Latvian further added, "In recent times, have not seen many passes from one sport to another'', but in the past many ex-tobogganists have done great things in the bob, just think Zubkov or Andre Lange, therefore I do not see why Radionova can not follow in the footsteps of these two great champions and get as many satisfactions. "
Rodionova born in 1984, in the course of his career in the world of luge has achieved rather modest. His best finish in a World Cup race is Calgary fifth place in the 2010-2011 season. satisfactions more are arriving in large events, where he is placed ninth at the World Championships in Cesana 2011 and the sixth in the Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.
In recent seasons, the increased internal competition'' penalized'' s athlete of Bratsk, which is not was selected in the trio of Russian representatives at the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014.'' Probably quest last disappointment was the driving force behind Radionova to her new adventure sport.
"Next season I'll only get experience - he explained to the microphones of the RT'' Russian athlete - I have the advantage of knowing the majority of the tracks but I am aware of the fact that dvorò take into account the new references.'ve Already tried to take to bob along the track in Sigulda and was not at all easy. "
The main problems arise from lack of speed in the boost phase, essential that the luge is compensated by force of arms, but that bob uses the right combination of speed legs, mass and coordination, "I need to improve the'' acceleration, without the right push hard'll get great results," concluded Rodionova'' s Russian news agency.
The young woman's story of the bob is full of great transition from one sport to another'' and there are plenty of famous success stories. Famous was the performance of the German Susi Erdmann and blue'' s Gerda Weissensteiner that after winning Olympic and World Championship medals in the world of luge made the history of winter sports getting the same satisfaction even in the bob.
Rodionova in the next season will not be '' the only athlete in the world of the gut to change the sport. should not be forgotten fact, that even the'' blue Greta Pinggera after years of satisfaction in the natural toboggan will as famous artificial luge track.
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