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Fifth win of the season for the German Natalie Geisenberger that continues to dominate the scenes of the Luge World Cup on artificial track.
Saturday 3 January 2015 6 minutes reading time
The twenty six year old native of Monaco but grew strongly competitive in Berchtesgaden, even quest''oggi in Koenigssee had no rivals by printing in both races scheduled for the best lap times the references. Olympic champion & egrave; been able to exploit the field factor, together with her team coordinated by Georg Hackl regularly trains in Bavaria, to win hands down in front of his audience cheering the 'yet another triumph of the season. Natalie over to draw perfect lines has had from its high atmospheric temperatures that allowed his sleigh to touch the tips of speed & agrave; unattainable for the competition.
With this success, the fourth consecutive tests in the traditional fifth in six races when considering also the unnecessary tests sprint, the Bavarian launches increasingly & ugrave; towards the conquest of his third consecutive Crystal Ball. Geisenberger also becomes the 'athlete pi & ugrave; winner ever on this historic facility leading to share his five victories. Impressive are also the overall numbers of German in the last 30 races held so far is & egrave; awarded over 20 events, an average that very few in the history of this sport are riusciuti to hold.
Second position for a positive Alex Gough. The Canadian rejoined the world circuit after having deserted the first three appointments for study, collects his third consecutive podium this season. The 'athlete of Calgary & egrave; was the 'only one able to keep the pace of Geisenberger nell''ultima part of the race, but the heavy burden accused in the first two segments of the second run for the failure to fight for the final success.
Third place for Dajana Eitberger confirming that he had found a certain continuity & agrave; results of this season. The 'now twenty-four-bearer of Ilmenau is RC & egrave; found to wage offers an attractive fight for the 'last step of the podium with the increasingly & ugrave; convincing American Emily Sweeney. The German made the most of the push factor for spacing the US rival and close for the third time this season in the top three. For Sweeney instead, arrives in Europe his best finish ever in the World Cup last year that she had been cut off by the trails of team selection with stars and stripes.
The outcome of the twenty-one of Portland goes in part to save the bad performance of the team in North American that this circumstance has placed only one representative in the top ten in the final standings. Erin Hamlin twice second in this season & egrave; accommodated in fourteenth place, two places pi & ugrave; Back to Summer Britcher, while Julia Clukey & egrave; sunk in twenty-fourth and final position.
Only fifth Tatjana Huefner that last year at this track lott & ograve; from top-meters for the stage victory. The thirty-one German did not err showy but obviously must have the wrong set-up of his sled paying almost seven tenths behind the winner. Behind you Huefner & egrave; placed compatriot Wischnewski last athlete in the race to stay under the second delay from Geisenberger.
Good performance for Swiss Martina Kocher seventh, and Russia's Ekaterina Katnikova eighth, that on the day dell''ennesima disappointing evidence of compatriot Ivanova gets his best result of his career.
Only nineteenth Andrea Voetter unique blue enrolled in the competition. The young Italian after discrete races North American non & egrave; managed to make a difference by paying a delay rather important of the top ten.
The next round of the Luge World Cup on artificial track & egrave; scheduled in two weeks in Oberhof.
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