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The Germans Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken inexorably continue to dominate the Luge World Cup twice. The association of Thuringia during the day today in Calgary took the fourth seal season, proving to & ograve; you begin to feel the pressure from the result.
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The two Teutonic as in the three previous tests, conducted since the first race of the head by pulling down the main opponents Wendl-Artl by almost a tenth. In the final run-Eggert Benecken departed as usual all''attacco but on this occasion they made too many mistakes that could cost nearly the ultimate success. With this victory the 'eighth of his career, the two boys of Suhl strengthen its leadership in the overall standings climbing at an altitude 400 points.
Behind the winners were placed Bayern Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt that on this occasion they had to settle for the place of 'honor. The Olympic champions and masters of the last three seasons, quest''anno seem having to play the role of "first of beaten" given the overwhelming power of compatriots Eggert-Benecken. Un''involuzione not be explained only in terms of choices of materials, but in all probability & agrave; starts from a different pre-season that the two associations have conducted in different training centers. Obviously the two "Bayern-Express" are not to be considered completely out of contention for the Crystal Ball, also because & egrave; the two current leader of the championship will begin to feel the pressure, and the fact of being in the lead for the first time for cos & Igrave; many races could drive them to commit some faux pas, as happened in the second round or quest''oggi as last February on the occasion of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Third position for Tristan Walker and Justin Snith that home track are practically reborn. The young Canadian twice in severe crisis of results in the first three races of the season & egrave; managed to collect on gut friend the second podium of his career. A result that today that allows the association of North American fall within the first 15 positions in the overall rankings and then to acquire the right to take part in the Sprint Cup tomorrow, an event that could see him among the major players for the ultimate success.
At the edge of the podium & egrave; turned an interesting fight for fourth place that has had starring blues Oberstolz-Gruber, Latvians and Russians Sics-Sics Bogdanov-Medvedev. Eventually to dull were the Baltic thanks to a stunning second run they brought just 13 thousandths from the third step of the podium.
Fifth place finish for Italians Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber that for the fourth time this season remain out of the fight for the top three positions. The duo of South Tyrol still gets the best result of the season, although so far the performance of the two veterans blue like that of Rieder-Rastner & egrave; well below the expectations of the vigil. Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner have instead ended in eighth committing several mistakes especially during the second run. The promising double Tyrolean & egrave; called redemption in the coming calendar appointments to try to make a change to a season that began very badly. The third association blue in the race consists of Gruber-Kainzwaldner you & egrave; placed instead all''undicesimo place.
Good team for Russia who placed sixth and seventh Bogdanov-Medvedved Yuzhakov-Prokorov, while the Austrians disappoint Penz-Fischler that after three consecutive podiums are placed only ninth.
Tomorrow & egrave; scheduled for the second sprint race dell''anno with the participation of the best 15 teams in the overall standings.
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