Tobogganing - National Championships
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A few days before Christmas as usual at Igls in Austria has played in the national championship luge.
Thursday 26 December 2013 2 minutes reading time
On the dance theater of two editions of the Olympic Games gathered all the leading figures in the world of red and white slides.
In the area of ​​women's surprise prevailed young Miriam Kastlunger (pictured) that preceded the most favored by just 74 thousandths Nina Reithmayer. Kastlunger, class of 1994, Olympic champion juvenile in 2012 debuted last year in the major circuit of the sled just grasping at Igls in that'' at his best finish at the World Cup finishing in tenth position. The podium of the national competition was completed by Birgit Platzer who finished with 300 milliseconds of delay from the winner.
Among men, there has been a race characterized by very limited detachments with three athletes covered by just 57 thousandths. The winner was already Wolfgang Kindl great protagonist in Park City two weeks ago when he caught his first career podium. The twenty-five Innsbruck preceded by just 39 thousandths of 57 Reinhard Egger and Daniel Pfister.
In the proof of the double victory went to the brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger who have pulled 141-thousandths Penz and Fischler more than six tenths young Steu-Koller.
Lastly, a little curious note. In the national competition just concluded none of the three reigning champions managed to rinconfermare l'''' laurel won in the previous year.
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