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To conclude the weekend of Calgary were played the sprint races. In this format, the athletes will compete over a distance of un''unica descent and flying start. & Nbsp;
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In the doubles event victory & egrave; went to the Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, who despite a mistake in the final part of the track were able to take home the 100 points due both to the advantage gained over their rivals in the first intermediate is all''aiuto of luck, since Eggert- Benecken and Penz-Fischler, who had won the first two places in the race with the traditional format, are finished second to equal her husband separated by only 6 thousandths winners. Sixths Oberstolz-Gruber.
Now that we got exactly halfway & agrave; the season of the World Cup, since they're already & agrave; been run six races out of twelve (counting the sprint races), the ranking sees Eggert-Benecken always first to share 540 points, followed Penz-Fischler seconds to 470, Wendl-Arlt third 467 and fourth 351 Oberstolz-Gruber.
In the Women's Singles Summer Britcher scored his third win in the last four races view the two goals last week in Park City, to which is added the third place obtained yesterday. The US has only 3 thousandths preceded by the German Dajana Eitberger, classificatasi second, and 57 thousandths the Russian Tatiana Ivanova, that with this third place clinched his first podium of the season. Natalie Geisenberger fourth, twelfth the 'Italian Sandra Robatscher and thirteenth Erin Hamlin, who paid dearly for a mistake in the final stretch of the track.
Britcher leads in the overall standings with 495 points, Hamlin & egrave; a second portion 431, 425 and Eitberger Geisenberger third quarter to 403.
Among men Felix Loch has centered his second win of the weekend with an advantage of 188 thousandths on Russian Roman Repilov, who finished second, and 238 thousandths sull''austriaco Wolfgang Kindl, who finished his descent into third position and & egrave; the 'only athlete in the men's singles to be on the podium in every race of the season. Chris Mazdzer sixth and tenth Dominik Fischnaller.
In the Cup standings, Kindl is confirmed in first place with 465 points, Mazdzer & egrave; a second portion 405, now Loch & egrave; third with 390 points, while Dominik Fischnaller drops to fourth place with 342 points.
The next round of the World Cup luge sar & agrave; the weekend of 9 and 10 January in Sigulda, Latvia, where there will be sprints but there will be & agrave; the relay.
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