LugeTobogganing - Koenigssee
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Win hands down for Felix Loch in the sixth round of the World Cup luge staged quest today'' on the track at Koenigssee. The Olympic champion has simply dominated today's event postings very high trimming the main opponents to start from'' blue Armin Zöggeler splendid second, who accused a gap of 863 thousandths behind the winner.
Sunday 5 January 2014 6 minutes reading time
The first race of 2014 was characterized by high temperatures and especially by heavy rain which made it much more complicated the choice of materials. Weather aside, in Koenigssee quest'' today had very precise steering particular quest'' last important in a context in which the track was scoring easily.
As expected or better to win was to dominate Felix Loch athlete'' s most anticipated by the large audience that crowded the parterre of the note Bavarian town until the early hours of the morning. The master of the last two seasons has made it clear from the very first things down when he ripped a new record'' s plant trimming right now almost half a second at the first of the rivals. Loch facilitated by a fast toboggan was unplayable'' in the last section of the track where in one fell swoop has gained more than 2/10 on opponents.
In the final descent of the twenty-four cop Berchtesgaden has further gained ground by pulling Armin Zöggeler more than 8/10. For today's Loch is his third win of the season allowing him to strengthen leadership at the top of the World Cup where he now leads with 64 points ahead of Zöggeler and 70 Dominik Fischnaller.
Behind the German phenomenon as mentioned previously he placed the'' Italian Armin Zöggeler. The "Cannibal" as so often brings out all his class in difficult situations and quests today'' Loch part was definitely the best of the beat. The phenomenon of Foiana defended himself at the top and made the difference in the final stretch of the track Bavarian ahead of 74 milliseconds the great surprise of the day Gregory Cariget. Zöggeler with this result gets his centotreesimo podium of his career, the third season and resumes leadership within the blue team.
The podium was compleato by Gregory Cariget that thanks to the excellent materials clinched the best result of his career by returning the Swiss on the podium of a World Cup race at six years. Behind'' s Swiss has placed the young blue Dominik Fischnaller. The twenty-one of Mühlbach was disappointed during the first descent who finished only eighth. During the final round, however, it is readily Fischnaller redeemed, recovering four placings and limiting the passive optical World Cup.
Fifth place for Samuel Edney which confirms the good sported in Winterberg and Whistler providing important safeguards to Canada in view of the Olympic team trials, given that the Canadian luge is the weak link in the'' North American training in this new the discipline.
Loch aside, disappoint the other Germans in the race. David Moeller winner at this track a year ago ended only in sixth place out definitively for the fight against Crystal Ball. Andi Langenhan that bad even though he got on the field Olympic qualification completed its test'' s eighth losing run in the final four positions. Disastrous second round for Johannes Ludwig and Chris Eissler that have relegated respectively twenty-sixth and seventeenth position.
Among the beat of the day deserve a mention Albert Demtschenko rovesciatosi during the first descent, but Chris Mazdzer twenty-first author of the third fastest time in the final round, and the Austrians Wolfgang Kindl and Manuel Pfister who have closed in reserve positions.
Good race for the'' blue-tenth David Mair, who centered for the first time this season in the top ten, while Emanuel Rieder has finished in thirteenth place. The fifth Italian to Kevin via Fischnaller spilled during the first run.
The next round of the World Cup luge will take place in seven days on the track in Oberhof.
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