LugeTobogganing - Sochi
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Natalie Geisenberger (pictured) continues to dominate the women's luge race. The German leader at the end of the first half, in the second round today ruled again the best reference clock by further increasing its lead against rivals.
Monday 10 February 2014 6 minutes reading time
The Bavarian champion the past two seasons he won 14 of the 18 races he took part in, was superb in the second downhill apparently dealt with a small margin of safety more than the first run, but in spite of this caution is '' was the only way for the athletes to get under the wall for 50 seconds.
With this feature the monster twenty-five native of Monaco, but living in Berchtesgaden, has put a serious threat to the achievement of the gold medal'', since now the margin between her and her pursuer is the first of more than 700 milliseconds.
In the frantic struggle for the last two steps of the podium have lost a slight advantage Tatjana Huefner and Erin Hamlin. The German Olympic defending champion has improved by almost 150 milliseconds the time registered in the first round in the provisional standings overcoming the'' American Hamlin of only 52 milliseconds.
The two now have a lead of 216 milliseconds against the fourth ranked, the surprising Russian Natalia Khoreva that is benefiting from excellent materials prepared by the technical Plaikner, and 234 millessimi on a disappointing time for Alex Gough.
Another round undertone for the long-awaited Tatiana Ivanova on a track that agreeable to her has continued to commit many imperfections that'' they placed seventh at the moment, also preceded by the young Canadian Kimberlery McRae that continues to demonstrate great maturity and consistency despite only 21 years of age!
Ivanova in the third run tomorrow if it were to sign a time worthy of his coat of arms could still return to the game at least for third place, which aim at the moment is distant 317 thousandths.
Rounding out the top ten, the German Anke Wischnewski, the Swiss Martina Kocher and the young American Kate Hansen.
The best of the three Italian race is Sandra Gasparini but continues to show its limits in this second run. The luger Vipiteno / Sterzing did score again on the fourteenth time confirming the position of the first run, a result that is quite negative, especially in key team competition.
Andrea Voetter after the first descent excellent'', failed to repeat in the second heat sinking twenty-second place, a position in front of teammate Sandra Robatscher. Beyond the final result of the two young blue are gaining international experience pertando their first day can be seen positively.
Tomorrow afternoon at approximately 15:40 hours will stage the third round, while the descent decisive triggered starting at 17:40.
Ranking women's luge after 2 rounds
1 N. Geisenberger 49,891 (1) 49,923 (1) 1:39.814 +0.0002 T. HUEFNER 50,393 (3) 50,187 (2) 1:40.580 +0.7663 E. HAMLIN 50,356 (2) 50,276 (3) 1:40.632 +0.8184 N. KHOREVA 50,500 (8) 50,348 (4) 1:40.848 +1.0345 A. GOUGH 50,464 (5) 50,402 (5) 1:40.866 +1.0526 K. McRAE 50,465 (6) 50,454 (6) 1:40.919 +1.1057 T. IVANOVA 50,457 (4) 50,492 (10) 1:40.949 +1.1358 A. WISCHNEWSKI 50,490 (7) 50,476 (9) 1:40.966 +1.1529 M. KOCHER 50,560 (9) 50,454 (6) 1:41.014 +1.20010 K. HANSEN 50,794 (10) 50,581 (11) 1:41.375 +1.56111 E. TIRUMA 50,926 (11) 50,651 (12) 1:41.577 +1.76312 E. Baturina 51,263 (21) 50,457 (8) 1:41.720 +1.90613 A. JONES 50,993 (13) 50,837 (15) 1:41.830 +2.01614 S. GASPARINI 51,032 (14) 50,803 (14) 1:41.835 +2,021
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