LugeTobogganing - Sochi
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It opens with no big surprises of the Olympic women's luge race. The number one favorite to win the final, Germany's Natalie Geisenberger, did not disappoint the expectations of the eve dominating the first of four rounds scheduled.
Monday 10 February 2014 5 minutes reading time
The winner of the last two editions of the World Cup was almost perfect, making head race from the outset where he ripped a new record of pushing and then drawing clear lines in the crucial central part of the gut of Krasnaya Polyana where he really impressed making the most of the excellent materials prepared by the great Georg Hackl, which allowed him to close the first run with the Olympic record of the gut and especially by a margin of 465 milliseconds on the first of rivals.
The twenty-five Berchtesgaden with this first run has now put the record straight, showing an overwhelming superiority that is unlikely to be challenged in the next three rounds. Geisenberger aside, the other protagonists of the circuit are enclosed in tissue of only 150 milliseconds with 7 athletes ready to play for the last two steps of the podium. In second place was placed a partial positive Erin Hamlin only athlete who managed to limit the damage against the leader of the middle and end of the track a few thousandths ahead of the defending Olympic title Tatjana Huefner. This confirms what has been seen during the trials or that this track would be difficult if played with the younger teammate.
At the edge of the podium, but still in the running for the medal, was ranked the hostess Tatiana Ivanova that despite a rather dirty guide that led even to slam violently against the side of the casing in the final stretch has undoubtedly benefited from the camp factor and excellent materials remain anchored in the top positions. The spearhead of the host nation will now have to demonstrate great maturity, while maintaining high concentration given that on many occasions the twenty-two Russian has alternated great performance in compensatory disastrous.
Among the seven candidates in the last two podium positions shall be included even momentarily Alex Gough fifth and very good at containing the Geisenberger detachment from the top, the other young Canadian Kimberley McRae positive especially in the final, the team's veteran German Anke Wischnewski and the neo-European champion Natalia Khoreva.
Rounding out the top ten Martina Kocher and the winner of the last race of the World Cup Kate Hansen author of several mistakes.
At home Italy we note the great performance of young blue Voetter that Andrea is at the moment is the twelfth confirming the good show in the tests. The South Tyrolean vice-world champion junior, preceded by two positions the more experienced teammate Sandra Gasparini, good at the top but not free from burrs and Toccata against sides in the lower part of the track that have Russian relegated out of the ten best.
Sandra Robatscher last enrolled in the Italian race has completed the first run to the twenty-third place.
The second run will start at 17.40 Italian.
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