LugeSledding - Whistler
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Will double to open the fourth round of the 2013-2014 World Cup luge on artificial track.
Thursday 5 December 2013 6 minutes reading time
Friday night at 23:45 Italian 15.00 Canadian, Whistler triggered by the first heat of the first North American leg of the maximum circuit of the slides.
In a short track like the one at the Whistler Sliding Centre will count very much the boost phase, authentic strength of the leader of the general classification Tobias Wendl and Tobias Artl (pictured). The German double back strongly to the success last weekend in Winterberg, will be at the starting gate of the gut Canadian again with the underdogs. We must not overlook the fact that the two Bavarian last year on this route have dominated the World Championships, winning for the first time in the career world title.
In Canada, after the fool on Saturday will be called to redemption Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken. The second German partnership, sole equippaggio able to gamble on a par with the two "Bayern Express", will immediately cancel the overthrow of the second race in Winterberg and return to play a leading role in the World Cup circuit.
In Whistler, will return to be part of the game even the Austrians Linger-Linger absent last weekend for personal reasons, that the Canadian track got a hit and two podium finishes in the World Cup and World Championships, but most have graduated Olympic champions in 2010 .
L'' Italy after the brilliant double podium in Winterberg is present at the start of the'' Canadian appointment with only two berths: Oberstolz-Gruber and Rieder-Rastner. The blue team on the trail of British Columbia has never got great satisfaction, but year quest'' the young Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner start again from'' excellent'' first descent of a year ago that allowed him to close the first round even in fourth place in less than 100 milliseconds from the virtual podium.
In front of their home crowd, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith try to repeat the amazing performance that saw them rainbow on the central casing of the house an incredible fourth place finish. The two Canadians in the'' last outing of the season proved to be returned to the levels of last year and already next weekend could chase his first podium finish of their young career.
The Whistler Sliding Centre has been included in the calendar of the World Cup only two other occasions. In the first edition held in February 2009, the Germans prevailed Andre Florschuetz and Torsten Wustlich leading up to the finish of the Leitner-Resch Italians and Austrians Linger-Linger.
'' The last time the Canadian gut hosted an event of the highest circuit of the slides was in 2011. On that occasion he was in first place with two goals Austrian brothers Wolfgang and Andreas Linger and in the second position Penz-Fischler, while others were the blues Oberstolz-Gruber.
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SCHEDULE TELEVISIVOLe two rounds of the competition in Whistler will be broadcast live by satellite network Eurosport (channel 211/212 of the SKY platform and 384/385 platform Mediaset Premium).
December 6 - 23:45 pm - EUROSPORT HD - First run December 7th - 1:00 pm - EUROSPORT HD - Second round
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