LugeTobogganing - Koenigssee
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It opens with a one-two German long weekend of racing on the historic track Koenigssee in Germany, which hosted the quest'' Today'' act number six of the World Cup luge on artificial track.
Saturday 4 January 2014 5 minutes reading time
In front of the large home crowd rushed in droves to witness the exploits of their darlings, the German national team has not lived up to expectations by dominating the first event of 2014. A win as forecast was Natalie Geisenberger thanks to a stunning comeback with a lot of track record in the final round has become the first athlete ever to win the first six races of the season.
'' The athlete stationed in Berchtesgaden has given rise to an incredible duel with the great rival and teammate Tatjana Huefner who had finished the first half in the lead with over a tenth ahead of Geisenberger. In the decisive run the world and European champion in office has dramatically improved in the boost phase and the fast stretch leading into the kreisel has benefited from excellent materials that have enabled it to snatch Hüfner the track record achieved in its first run today.
The Olympic champion appeared in better shape than ever after the well-known back problems, has compromised the ability to play the final run in today's race because of two small touch point faster than the gut Bavarian inesorbilmente losing speed and closing behind Geisenberger with a delay of 105 milliseconds.
The two German as so often have made the race part relegating the other athletes in the fight for the third step of the podium. In third place was placed Alex Gough in the final run earned two positions taking fourth place in the top three in Koenigssee. The Canadian has averted the first hat-trick since seasonal all-German behind her was ranked the young Teutonic Dajana Eitberger.
The top five was completed by twenty-Calgary Kimberley McRae who had reported to the general public when he caught last season's surprise seventh place at the World Championships in Whistler.
The great revelation of the day was the Swiss Martina Kocher. '' Today'' s Swiss quest has hit an incredible sixth putting behind a sacred monster of specialties such as Anke Wischnewski. Quest'' last once again proved not particularly like the track Bavarian since in his long career in Koenigssee scored only two third places.
Good performance for Sandra Gasparini which closed'' s coming in eighth place in the top ten after four races. '' The other blue Voetter Andrea has completed its twenty-second test to spot.
Among the disappointed of the day you report the compensatory Erin Hamlin author of a big mistake after the third intermediate that'' has precipitated in thirteenth, fifteenth Kate Hansen, Tatiana Ivanova only eleventh and Nina Reitmayer that was reversed during the first run.
The next event on the circuit of the World Cup women's luge is set in seven days on the track in Oberhof.
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