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They close with a new track record of Albert Demtschenko the trials of the men's luge. Last session in order to refine the materials and the lines for the race tomorrow.
Friday 7 February 2014 3 minutes reading time
The Russian veteran who has said for months to end his racing career after the event'' in five circles, this morning lowered by more than two tenths Sanki the primacy of the Olympic Sliding Center yesterday clocked by Felix Loch.
Demtschenko was the fastest in the last session in the program'' peeling of just 37 thousandths of 159 Loch and the'' blue Armin Zöggeler. Quest'' the last two references have established their best lap times in the fifth round of training.
These are the declarations of the "Cannibal" released at the site of the FIS yesterday at the end of the tests. "Even today I tried different materials, in the second run I changed holders and I think I have found the solution. Temperatures are helping us (-6 °, ed), though some out there'' is no longer able to change nothing. races are at night and the conditions absolutely regular. Olympian Eve is always something special in athletes c'' is great expectation to live in contact with other athletes'' s inside the village.'s ceremony opening? Unfortunately there pèerchè I still thought I was focused on testing these days,'' Friday after the last test I will taste this wonderful day. "
Continue to surprise the Austrians and Reinhard Egger Wolfgang Kindl once again very close to the podium positions, while the young Tyrolean Dominik Fischnaller began to shine avvincinandosi the top five.
Tomorrow afternoon starting at 15.30 Italian will seriously dispute with the first of two heats in the program.
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