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Five small thousandths separating the double blue compound by Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber from the first podium of the season. The South Tyrol, third at the end of the first descent have been overcome by the Austrians on the final Penz Fischler-authors of a great final round.
Sunday 24 November 2013 5 minutes reading time
The Azzurri have been a lot faster in the final stretch of the gut in Igls, to the point of running quests'' ulltima part of the race pretty much on par with the two double Germans. Unfortunately, in the decisive second round of the Italian association has worsened one-tenth the time set during the first descent accusing the comeback of the hosts. For today's Oberstolz-Gruber is the second consecutive fourth place after the Lillehammer received seven days ago.
The victory today went to the German duo composed by Toni Eggert and Benecken Sasha (pictured) for the first time in his career can excel in a different context from that of Oberhof. The two Germans have laid the foundation for today's success during the first run, posting the best reference lap of the day. In the second run Eggert-Benecken were able to contain the comeback of rivals Wendl-Artl winning his third victory in the World Cup.
Once again, the two double Germans have made the race part trimming a detachment of more than 200 millessimi direct competitors.
The podium was completed by the Austrians Peter Penz and Georg Fischler as already alluded to above have been major players in the final round. The duo white-red by the third time to run gained two positions during the second downhill by getting the fourth consecutive podium finish on his home track.
Good test for the young blue double-Rieder Rastner author of the new thrust of the Austrian track record. The two Italians in the first descent have capitalized on the advantage gained in the first part of the race finishing in fourth place provisionally. In the final descent the two bluish not been able to repeat the great start of the first, marking the eighth time in the heats and'' down in sixth position also bypassed by the Austrian Linger brothers.
The evidence today of Patrick Ludwig Rieder and Rastner is in any event very positive and bodes well for the pursuit of the season.
The top ten was completed by the brothers Latvian Sics very good in the second run, the two crews Medvedev and Russian Bogdanov-Yuzhakov-Maknutin and third double-German Rothamel Foertsch.
Eleventh place finish for Fischnaller-Schwienbacher. '' The last Italian association registered in the race was very convincing in the first closed down in seventh partial, but he could not confirm the decisive closing run for the second time this season outside the top ten.
Continue to disappoint the two Canadians Walker-Snith. The two world champions under 23 have closed only to twelfth place.
The next round of the World Cup luge is scheduled for seven days in Winterberg.
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