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They played in Lake Placid, the last two tests for seasonal U.S. athletes. The American Federation (USA Luge) as usual in organized two competitions valid for the determination of national groups in preparation for the next summer season.
Tuesday 18 March 2014 4 minutes reading time
Appointment in the state of New York, did not take part in what has already been admitted to the national team at the Olympic bronze medalist Erin Hamlin, the winner of the race in Sigulda Kate Hansen, Chris Mazdzer on the podium twice in ' last season's World Cup and the double-Mortensen Grifall.
In the two races of the twenty-eight female domination Julia Clukey, great Excluding the recent Olympic Games in Sochi, that in these two days had no rivals. Athlete of Augusta established in both competitions the best run times in each run on schedule, ahead of both race 1 and race 2 Summer Britcher the twenties and the former junior world champion Emily Sweeney. This ends a disappointing season that has placed fifth in the national ranking American, a placement that currently threatens to exclude it again from the rooster's U.S. World Cup.
Among men victories for the eighteen year old Tucker West and the twenty-two Tylor Morris. Great revelation of the American West championships dominated the first test trimming more than half a second to Aidan Kelly (born in 1994) and Joe Mortensen second and third respectively. In the second competition was staged Sunday 16 March, which happened to Morris thanks to a good second run has jumped to the command Mortensen while Kelly has been lingering on the top step of the podium. The winner of Saturday Tucker West, instead, failed to repeat closing quarter with more than a second behind the winner.
Finally, between the double, Jacob Hyrns and Andrew Sherk, and Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman have avvincendati on the top step of the podium in both races. Hyrns-Sherk, association of under-23 movement with stars and stripes, they won the first race by a margin of 146 thousandths of Mortensen-Terdiman and 882 of Krewson-Jeskanen. In race 2-Terdiman Mortensen took the revenge by beating rivals Hyrns-Sherk almost 4 tenths.
With these two competitions officially ends the season of senior U.S. tobogganists. Next weekend, the same track in Lake Placid will host two Youth event, while at the end of the month are scheduled two tests for determining the seeding junior.
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