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Opens in the best possible way the 45th edition of the World Championships in luge for the Italian team, which quest''oggi Sigulda in doubles won the bronze medal with Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, in the trial dominated by the Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Artl.
Saturday 14 February 2015 6 minutes reading time
The blues-quarters at the end of the first descent, became the protagonists of a wonderful second run in which they finally pulled the hat magic all their experience, finding the time pi & ugrave; of the season extremely clean lines that have earned him a place on the podium.
The 'expert association Tyrolean whose career & egrave; was characterized by great disappointments in major events (the two had won today between Olympic and world only a medal 'silver), had prepared meticulously the' Event champion, putting in evidence from the first timed practice printing nell''ultima session even the best time. The two Italians once in the race have then used all their experience to avoid the many pitfalls that mark the trail of Sigulda, plant that in the past has given the double blue four victories in the World Cup.
The bronze medal today, represents a sort of lifetime achievement award for Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, since the two athletes should leave the 'activities & agrave; agonistic at the end of the season.
The race as mentioned earlier & egrave; was dominated by the Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt that are confirmed for the second consecutive World Champions.
Bavarian twice led the rainbow test since the first descent setting a new track record in the Baltic. But the real masterpiece both the Tobias' have made during the second run, when they designed the perfect lines in the difficult middle section, which allowed him to come on the straight that leads to the final kreisel with peaks of speed & agrave; unattainable for the competition.
The performance of monstre Wendl-Arlt has highlighted once again all the talent of these two phenomena of the sled that even trent''anni et & agrave; have gi & agrave; conquered everything c''era to win in this sport, namely two World Cups, one Olympic and two world titles.
The success of today's two "Bayern-Express" could be decisive in key World Cup. Quest''oggi fact, Eggert-Benecken current overall leader went to meet a bad quid that has driven only in fourth position. A very disappointing result for the duo that this season is & egrave; won five events of the maximum circuit of the sled, which reiterates the disuse of the two tobogganists Thuringian better manage the pressure. Just the 'psychological aspect could influence the conduct of the race of Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken in the remaining three Cup events favoring the comeback of Wendl-Arlt.
The medal 'silver & egrave; was conquered by the Austrians Peter Penz and Georg Fischler, very good in the first half to close at only 56 milliesimi dall''oro champion, but powerless to contain the excessive power of the winners in the final round. For the duo white and it is the best ever result in a global event, previously Penz-Fischler had won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Altenberg 2012.
House in Italy there is also good fifth of Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner fast when pushing it a little bit inaccurate in the decisive final stretch that prevented him to play for a podium finish. Even for the young double blue is by far the best performance of the season, a result that partly redeems a season of World Cup decidedly negative. Fourteenth final position for the bluish-Gruber Kainzwalder authors of a flashy error during the final round that made them move back two placings from the first descent.
The big beat of the day are undoubtedly the Russians Denisyev-Antonov that after botched pi & ugrave; than they should in the first run, were reversed during the final descent coming consequently excluded from the classification. A very disappointing result for the double big revelation this season.
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