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This past weekend, the gut of Lake Placid was the site of the championship U.S. national luge. Use Luge Federation was the first to have already assigned the'' bay to its 2013-2014 national athletes, using the'' event also as evidence of selection of the team that will participate in the next edition of the World Cup.
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The races which awarded the titles were held on the distance of the two rounds, even if subsequently athletes have made an additional run only valid as qualifying trials.
In the area of ​​women, Kate Hansen surprise, he put them all in line the more experienced teammates. The twenty-one, born in Burbank who last season was highlighted just in Lake Placid taking a'' incredible sixth place in the World Cup last Sunday was almost perfect in both runs, so as to be able to pull of 190 thousandths Julia Cluckey and 250 l'' ex-world champion Erin Hamlin.
The neo-American national champion, has also set the second time in the third heat also useful only for the purpose of trials, putting a serious threat to the qualification to the next edition of the World Cup. "I had two great runs but never thought I would win the race," said Kate Hansen a surprise at the end of the competition, "I'm very excited for this great result also because I did not win a race for a long time," concluded the winner .
"I struggled all week to figure out how to make the most of the central part of the track," said the runner, Julia Cluckey who continued, "I knew I was already qualified for the World Cup so I went down the track without too many pressure. The result today is a good sign for future key. "
Third place is overall positive for the veteran Erin Hamlin, who took part in the race albeit weakened by the aftermath of'' wrist injury that certainly does not l'' has facilitated when starting.
In the men, Christopher Mazdzer has imposed its own law by achieving the fastest time in the two races valid for the league title. The twenty-five native of Pittsfield, in spite of the departure times rather slow, has relied on his skills as a guide in the central section of the gut of 114 thousandths separating the astonishing eighteen Tucker West and 424 thousandths Taylor Morris.
Mazdzer, who, like Cluckey and Hamlin is already a member of law in the pink of the U.S. team that will take part in the next World Cup, he preferred not to make the descent additional valid for the trials. "I felt this underdog'' today," said the winner during the post-race press conference, "I think it'' s now on the eve of each race I will always consider myself a notch below the other so early in groovy and make great performance, "concluded the'' American athlete.
The big star of the day was the young Tucker West, who once again showed his great qualities of departure. The eighteen year old, who graduated youth Olympic champion in 2012 with the American relay and that for the third year in a row had no rivals in the national thrust, is ready to make the jump up in the world circuit of tobogganing. "Today's result gives me great confidence for the upcoming season and hope to continue on this pace also in the next competition," said West continuing to the press, "I knew I could benefit compared to my rivals in the drive, but did not expect to be able to defend even driven, it comforts me a lot in view of'' immediate future. "
Race decidedly more heated between the double, where the former junior Jacob Hyrns and Andrew Sherk had the best against the most renowned and experienced teammates Mortensen-Griffall. The two young tobogganists have managed to reassemble the gap accumulated during the first run and graduate national champions for the first time in his career. "The day before the race," he explained to the press Hyrns, "I turned to our help coach Bill Tavares asking him to prepare the best of our sled. During the race we had a perfect medium and thanks to this we were able to excel."
In third place were placed Christian Niccum and Jayson Terdiman who have suffered a delay of 347 winners.
Sunday, October 20 in Park City will stage the final act of'' qualifying for the next edition of the World Cup. Athletes will be selected, will be transferred immediately to the time of'' Europe where in the first week of November prevvisti the last group test on the track of Sochi 2014.
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