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In recent days the US Luge Federation (USA Luge) has released the list of athletes that will be part of the rose of the national team for the 2015-2016 season.
Friday 1 May 2015 4 minutes reading time
The management of the American team fully satisfied by the incredible number of 13 podiums & nbsp; conquered by their tobogganists, decided to secure the place in the World Cup to his & nbsp; three athletes pi & ugrave; representative: Erin Hamlin, Chris Mazdzer and Tucker West. & Nbsp;
The twenty-eight of Remsen & nbsp; & gi agrave; World champion in 2009 and Olympic bronze medal in Sochi, snatched the pass to the next round thanks to the first statement of his career in a World Cup competition, the Sprint Race in Altenberg. Mazdzer instead & egrave; Distinguished for its regularity & agrave; the upper floors of the league that have earned for the second consecutive year, the fifth in the general classification, with three podiums and success in the Sprint Race in Calgary. Unforgettable season for the young Tucker West that his first task in the maximum circuit sledging & nbsp; has dominated the trial of Lake Placid (played with traditional format) bringing the States on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium in men's luge competition, after almost 18 years since their last statement!
The three athletes just mentioned although they are already & agrave; qualified for next season's World Cup, will still take part in the selection of trails and the national championship where you raffronteranno tobogganists with others who will hunt the place in the team with stars and stripes.
When the male sector American & egrave; completed by the presence of Aidan Kelly, athlete who last year was unable to take part in the World Cup for a foot injury. It fleshes out the field doubles after un''annata which saw the only way the association Mortensen-Terdiman & nbsp; & agrave will see; all''opera two new teams: & nbsp; Hyrns-Espinoza and & nbsp; Krewson-Sherk. & nbsp;
Finally excellent health for the women's team that besides potr Hamlin & agrave; rely sull''esperta Julia Clukey eager for redemption after a disappointing season to say the least, and the young Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney who on many occasions have affaciate the upper floors of the standings. At the moment the team & egrave; likewise was Raychel Germaine athlete from the junior team, while still there is no news of Kate Hansen talented athlete that was highlighted in the 2013-2014 season & nbsp; who unexpectedly last year had decided to take a year to complete his way of studies. & nbsp;
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