LugeLuge - Lake Placid
Sar & agrave; Gut Lake Placid & nbsp; in the state of New York, to host next weekend's second round of the World Cup luge. The track located on the slopes of Mount Van Hoevenberg from which it takes its name, is home for the second consecutive season, the second round of the maximum circuit of artificial luge track.
Thursday 3 December 2015 9 minutes reading time
THE TRACK
The Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run & egrave; one of the most guts & ugrave; dell''intera ancient world series. The track & egrave; It was built in 1930 (five years before all''impianto Igls) to accommodate two years older & ugrave; Later the Olympic Games in Lake Placid. The track & egrave; designed by Stanislaus Sentzytsky a renowned German designer who decided to build a bike totally different from those in vogue at that time in Europe to support the athletes home. The gut was in fact characterized by many camber corners that allowed to reach speeds & agrave; peak never seen before, and never as in this case the experience factor allowed to make a difference. Is not serious; coincidence that the US bobbisti on this track were beaten for the 'incredible life of over 26 years!
Over time the fast track Original & egrave; It was gradually modified to meet the safety of the athletes. The track in 1949 fact, & egrave; It was the scene of the tragic death of Belgian bobsledder Max Houben during the trials for the World Championships, while in 1966 the 'Italian Sergio Zardini was killed as a result of an accident that occurred in the curve Zig-Zag.
The 'current conformation & egrave; the result of a radical restructuring dell''impianto incomiciata since 1978 to ensure the dispute Olympics in Lake Placid 1980. The bulk of the work has involved mainly the starting area where they were created the appropriate starting point for bobsleigh, skeleton and sledding.
The track at the foot of Mount Van Hoevenberg & egrave; became part of the calendar of the World Cup luge in January 1983 and a month more & ugrave; later also it hosted the first edition outside Europe of the World Championships. Despite its long history, the track in Lake Placid organized only 13 races valid for the maximum circuit of the slides, and only two editions rainbow, the 'last one in 2009.
Since 2006, every year there is the Chevy Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, a curious competition of bob that has to feature the main drivers of the famous racing series NASCAR.
PREVIOUS RACE IN MEN
Since its debut in the World Cup circuit gut Lake Placid & egrave; It proved highly congenial to the characteristics of the Italian athletes. The first success of Paul Hildgartner have succeeded on the first step of the podium two other blues: Norbert Huber and of course the 'unfailing Armin Zoeggeler. The 'last edition won general surprise by the young American Tucker West reported that the States on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium after fasting for nearly 18 years!
The record for victories & egrave; held dall''azzurro Armin Zoeggeler who triumphed at Lake Placid 5 times.
Armin Zoeggeler ITA 5 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2013)
Norbert Huber ITA 2 (1986 and 1987)
Georg Hackl GER 2 (1993 and 2001)
The American track & egrave; a real stronghold for the Italian colors. In 12 editions of the 'Italy is & egrave; won 8 times the success, leading also on 12 occasions at least one representative on the podium.
Italy 8 (Hildgartner, Huber and Zoeggeler)
Germany 3 (Hackl and Moeller)
United States 1 (Duncan Kennedy)
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PREVIOUS RACE IN WOMEN
Last year was the German Natalie Geisenberger to win the 'American appointment. The Bavarian in fact had literally empty on the podium Erin Hamlin and the historic rival Tatjana Huefner.
Only two athletes have been able to establish itself in more & ugrave; opportunities on the American gut. It is the German Silke Kraushaar and Natalie Geisenberger. Kraushaar in particular holds the record of victories having triumphed for 3 times (2001, 2005 and 2007). The 'blue Gerda Weissensteiner instead & egrave; climb on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium in 1993. To further confirm that this system is good luck to the Italian colors, it should be noted that the Russian naturalized Italian Anastasia Antonova-Oberstolz caught in Lake Placid the only two podiums of his career.
Germany finally & egrave; the nation that has won the most & ugrave; on the track at the foot of Mount Van Hoevenberg with 8 statements all won in the last eight editions.
Germany 8 (Kraushaar, Otto, Nierdernhuber, Wiedmann and Geisenberger)
East Germany 2 (Weiss-Oberhoffner and Martin)
United States 2 (Warner and Myler)
THE BACKGROUND OF THE RACE DOUBLE
The track in Lake Placid also in double & egrave; traditionally favorable to the Italian national team. Nell''ultima race held success & egrave; He went to the Germans Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken that preceded the finish compatriots Wendl-Arlt and Austrians Penz-Fischler. How can & ograve; seen from the table below in the last six editions of the 'Italy has collected the beauty of one win and six podiums.
Only three associations have been able to establish itself more & ugrave; Sometimes nell''impianto upstate New York and interestingly these doubles are all three Italian.
Raffl-Huber No. 2 (1983 and 1986)
Brugger-Huber W. 2 (1993 and 2001)
Oberstolz-Gruber 2 (2001 and 2003)
The record of success for national responsibility all''Italia driving this particular ranking with 6 wins.
Italy 6 (Raffl-Huber N., W. Brugger-Huber and Oberstolz-Gruber)
Germany 4 (Schmidt-Forker, Leitner-Resch, Wendl-Arlt and Eggert-Benecken)
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