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The Austrian Wolfgang Kindl continues to dominate the artificial tobogganing World Cup. In Calgary, in the third act of the maximum circuit of the sledges, the world champion has achieved the third consecutive success taking off in the general classification.
Monday 10 December 2018 5 minutes reading time
The thirty year old from Tyrol has played a very solid race making the most of the very fast materials made available by the Austrian technicians, closing with a margin of 66 thousandths of an advantage against the Russian Roman Repilov and 121 thousandths on the Olympic and compatriot David Gleirscher.
The very close gap between the first two classified must not be misleading as the seventh victory of Kindl's career has never been questioned by any of the main protagonists of the sled, including the German star Felix Loch (fourth ed) that he was called out of the fight for success already during the first descent closed only to the thirteenth place.
The Austrian athlete thanks to the podium of Igls and above all to the three seasonal successes in the first 4 races also flies in the general classification, where he commands with 105 points ahead over the Germans Loch and Johannes Ludwig (sixth in Calgary n.d.r.).
In Casa Italia, the fifth position of Kevin Fischnaller is reported, author of a decidedly comforting first descent, while disappointed Dominik Fischnaller who had to settle for the eleventh place more than 4 tenths from the winner.
For the blue colors it went much better in the women's race, where Andrea Voetter won an extraordinary fourth position just 68 thousandths from the podium. The 23-year-old driver of the Centro Sportivo Esercito has competed by far the best test of his career, confirming the evident progress already made in Igls in the first race of the season.
The South Tyrolean fifth at the end of the first fraction has climbed a position in the second run, being preceded by very little by the Canadian Kimberley McRae and the Germans Natalie Geisenberger and Julia Taubitz, this last to the first success of his career. Twentyth place for the other blue Sandra Robatscher.
Tender decidedly subdued for the other two Germans Tatjana Huefner (week n.d.r.) and Dajana Eitberger (twenty-fifth n.d.r.) that in these first seasonal tests prove to be far from the glories of the past.
Teutonic double in the doubles, with the Bavarians Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt who won their forty-first career success. The "Bayern Express" after a start of the season full of errors in Calgary managed to find the square, ahead of only 91 thousandths historic rivals Toni Eggert - Sascha Benecken.
Third place for the Austrians Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller who continue to collect podiums and to remain in command of the general classification, even if the impression is that already from the next appointment will have to give up the leadership to one of the double German. Another colorless test for the Azzurri Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner who placed in twelfth position.
Germany who returns to roar even in the team test. The German team consists of Julia Taubitz, Felix Loch, and Tobias Wendl - Tobias Arlt, preceded by 269 thousandths of the United States and 370 by Austria. Seventh place for Italy.
The Toboggan World Cup is now continuing its journey in Lake Placid, where sprint tests are scheduled for the coming weekend.
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