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Change tracks, change tracks but remains one undisputed queen of the sled to the female and her name is Natalie Geisenberger.
Saturday 14 December 2013 5 minutes reading time
The twenty-five native of Monaco, but living in Berchtesgaden, even this'' had no rivals today by signing the best times in both heats run in the program, making the most of the materials fast (top speeds of more than 3 km / h higher than the opponents) which have allowed it to Maten their unbeaten World Cup and becoming the first athlete in the history of this discipline to have won the first five races of the season.
The world and European champion in charge seems to be invincible and this trend is unlikely to be changed in the next calendar commitments. However, the greatest threat to the Bavarian'' will arrive in the most important event of the year,'' the Olympic Games in Sochi, where Russia's Tatiana Ivanova,'' absent quest today, it might make her Olympic dream fade.
Behind Geisenberger separated by 193 milliseconds closed Anke Wischnewski veteran who has achieved the best result of the season and especially gave Germany the second double of the season. The German, as usual, was the author of'' a great second run that allowed him to recover three positions and make a serious claim on the'' last available place in the Olympic team Teutonic.
The podium was completed by Alex Gough good to climb two places in the final run taking the third place in the top 3 of this year's World Cup.
Excellent test team for the United States. The national landlady has placed all four of its athletes'' s interior of the top ten and has even missed the podium with Kate Hansen. The twenty-one American Messas to light in the course of the trials in October, turned in a first round by Scream'' that brought her into second place by just 74 thousandths Geisenberger. Then, however, as happened in Lillehammer has not been able to repeat in the final run by closing at the foot of the podium by just 40 thousandths. The talentosa athlete stars and stripes along with teammate and junior world champion Emily Sweeny and Summer Britcher class of 1994 ninth quest'' today, could in the future give satisfaction to many other Americans sledding enthusiasts.
The other two veterans of the U.S. team, Julia Cluckey and Erin Hamlin have closed in the sixth and eighth place respectively.
The top five was completed by Dajana Eitberger that every race is proving to be the top floors of the standings.
Try colorless to Tatjana Huefner for the second time this season closes out the top five. The Olympic champion was ranked in seventh place and thanks to the third fastest time of the heats in the final run he recovered four positions relative to the first descent.
Disappointing performance for the'' blue'' Sandra Gasparini and after the excellent sixth place in Lillehammer is back to get in line with those of last season and ended up finishing in twelfth place today.
The next round of the World Cup luge will be held in early January at the historic gut Koenigssee.
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