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Another good team for the Italian national luge committed during the night in the Nations Cup in Lake Placid. All six of the Blues in the race have overcome the obstacle of qualifying and tomorrow will be the way of the actual competition of the World Cup.
Friday 5 December 2014 3 minutes reading time
To be fair the Nations Cup today & egrave; was pi & ugrave; a pro forma that a qualifying race since all the athletes entered in the event you are guaranteed to pass the competitions on Saturday and Sunday.
As expected the tobogganists home have done the lion's share, winning four podiums. Between the double imposed themselves Matthews Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman who trailing by almost half a second the Austrians Steu-Koeller and more than six tenths Germans GEUEKE Robin. The young Italian double consisting of Florian Gruber and Simon Kainzwaldner & nbsp; great protagonist of the first seasonal, quest''oggi you & egrave; placed in the sixth and penultimate position accusing a delay of more than 9/10. A performance in line with expectations before since Gruber-Kainzwaldner are in their first full season in the senior circuit and have yet to mature a lot of experience in major guts of the World Series. & Nbsp;
Two goals in the US women's field with twenty Summer Britcher that preceded by almost three tenths compatriot Emily Sweeney excellent seventh a week ago at Igls, while in third place concluded the 'Austrian Birgit Platzer. The two blue Voetter Andrea and Sandra Robatscher closed respectively all''ottavo and ninth. Even for the two slittiniste Italian is the argument made earlier for the double-Gruber Kainzwaldner therefore not c '' & egrave; surprising that in the race on Saturday afternoon the two South Tyrolean close in reserve positions. & nbsp;
Among men & egrave; imposed the Russian veteran Victor Kneyb who mocked for only two thousandths the 'American Tucker West and 97 thousandths Norwegian Jo Alexander Koppang. Good performance even blues. Kevin Fischnaller veteran dall''incredibile podium of the Sprint Cup in Igls finished in sixth place, while Emanuel Rieder & egrave; placed in tenth position.
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