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On the track in Park City, Utah, went on stage and the second last qualifying trials organized by the American Federation of sledding to define the athletes who will participate in the next season.
Monday 21 October 2013 8 minutes reading time
The great protagonist of the race weekend was without a doubt Kate Hansen. The twenty-American neo-luge champion, in a matter of days has passed from the fear of having to skip the entire season'' to'' incredible joy of having conquered the place in the team after putting in all the main line mates national.
Hansen, in fact, during practice on Wednesday, he had made a mistake at Turn 14 had made that the'' slam violently against the restraining wall of the gut. Once off the track, the young athlete was pretty sore, so the medical staff decided to submit it to X-rays which showed a broken bone in his right foot.
'' Despite the injury, Kate was presented directly to the track in Sunday's race, where after an initial'' third position in the first run, clocked a time inaviccinabile during the second run, which enabled it to excel also in the second round of qualifying.
Hansen, at this moment seems to be the'' American athlete that is able to express the full potential of new materials developed in collaboration with the Dow Chemical Company'', "'' It's amazing what life holds for you," said one smiling Kate Hansen at the end of the race, "I have worked hard over the summer'' s both physically and in terms of materials and I was very curious to see the field as I was going strong. Results of this long process I would say that they are under the eyes of all. "
Behind the twenty-one, separated by 147 milliseconds has placed the veteran Julia Cluckey who repeated his second place finish last week in Lake Placid. In third place ended the twenties Summer Britcher that with this performance got the pass to participate in the'' entire edition of the World Cup. By Erin Hamlin already qualified in law, the coach of the U.S. national Mark Grimette surprise had to exclude the junior world champion in charge Emily Sweeney, from the rose of the participants at the most global circuit of tobogganing.
In the test male, Christopher Mazdzer has excelled without too many worries. The twenty-five team leader with stars and stripes set the company trimming gaps greater than two-tenths to the nearest rival. Joe Mortensen, brother of Matt doubles player, thanks to his second place in Park City was able to gain the place in the team for the next season of the World Cup. Qualified for the next edition of Crystal Ball also the eighteen year old Tucker West, authentic phenomenon of departure, which was reconfirmed at high levels even in the second round closing on the third step of the podium.
Between the double on this occasion have prevailed experts Mortensen-Griffall that have pulled quite clearly the national champions Hyrns-Sherk-Niccum and Terdiman.
At the end of the two selections athletes summoned by coach Grimette for the World Cup 2013-2014 are:
Women's luge: Julia Cluckey, Erin Hamlin, Kate Hansen and Summer Britcher
Single Luge: Christopher Mazdzer, Joe Mortensen, Tucker West and Taylor Morris
Double Luge: Mortensen-Griffall, Hyrns-Sherk-Niccum and Terdiman
USA Luge also said that in mid-December on the basis of the results of the first races of the season will be chosen the tobogganists who will represent the United States at the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi.
Rank female race in Park City
Pos
Nat.
Name
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Total
Delay
1
USA
Hansen, Kate
44,967
44,777
44,824
1:29.601
2
USA
Clukey, Julia
44,948
44,991
44,800
1:29.748
+0147
3
USA
Britcher, Summer
44,919
44,961
44,839
1:29.758
+0157
4
USA
Sweeney, Emily
45,007
44,956
44,873
1:29.829
+0228
5
USA
Hamlin, Erin
45,018
45,035
44,930
1:29.948
+0347
Ranking the men's single race at Park City
Pos
Nat.
Name
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Total
Delay
1
USA
Mazdzer, Christopher
46,530
DNF
46,230
1:32.760
2
USA
Mortensen, Joe
46,904
46,543
46,475
1:33.018
+0258
3
USA
West, Tucker
46,645
46,642
46,384
1:33.026
+0266
4
USA
Kelly, Aidan
46,427
DNF
46,626
1:33.053
+0293
5
USA
Morris, Taylor
46,929
46,600
46,562
1:33.162
+0402
6
USA
Underwood, Isaac
46,976
47,154
46,873
1:33.849
+1089
Ranking double race in Park City
Pos
Nat.
Name
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Total
Delay
1
USA
Mortensen, MattGriffall, Preston
44,504
44,467
DNS
1:28.971
2
USA
Hyrns, JacobSherk, Andrew
44,576
44,664
DNS
1:29.240
+0269
3
USA
Niccum, ChristianTerdiman, Jayson
44,862
44,702
44.746
1:29.448
+0477
4
USA
Andersen, TylerEspinoza, Anthony
44,838
44,743
44,844
1:29.581
+0610
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