LugeTobogganing - Oberhof
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For Oberhof in Thuringia in the seventh place of the World Cup luge, roaring back Tatjana Hüfner. The Olympic champion quests'' today claimed his skills as a great runner and only 16 thousandths has mocked the'' opponent and teammate Natalie Geisenberger.
Saturday 11 January 2014 5 minutes reading time
As expected the race was held today following a script already written, with Hüfner Geisenberger and to strive for the ultimate success and the other athletes to play the role of comprimarie. At the end of the first descent in fact, the two protagonists expectations were separated by only 3 milliseconds while the other accused detachments already well over the net.
In the final run, Geisenberger tried to make a difference in the boost phase, improving his lap and closing with a reference clock better than the previous run. Hüfner last to get on track, there was certainly made intimidated and made the best start to the day and closing triumphantly with an edge of just 16 milliseconds against the rival. With this result the thirty Neuruppin, won his first victory of the season, and especially the thirty-third of his career throws a big signal to the opponent ahead of the Olympic Games in Sochi, where he will sell his life dearly to a track that just last year in the pre the saw-Olympic triumph.
The victory puts an end to Tatjana Hüfner'' s unbeaten Natalie Geisenberger that for the first time this season does not go up to the top step of the podium. The disappointment for not winning the Bavarian today, however, is mitigated by the ever more certain of winning his second consecutive Crystal Ball. Altenberg in the next round of the World Champion in fact, just to get at least 7 points for the mathematical certainty of victory.
To complete the party in Germany we thought Dajana Eitberger (third) and veteran Anke Wischnewski (fourth) that gave Germany the second poker season. For twenty-two of today's Oberhof is the first podium in the World Cup, which confirms once again his enormous talent.
Alex Gough was the first fifth of the non-German. The'' Canadian athlete has paid a heavy delay in respect of the winner (more than 6/10) but has beaten more than 200 thousandths Russia's Tatiana Ivanova and Swiss Martina Kocher that for the second consecutive race get a placement in top positions of the ranking.
As expected the'' blue Sandra Gasparini has paid a big overcooked in the boost phase that'' he immediately put out of contention for a place in the top ten. The luger Vipiteno / Sterzing finished in thirteenth position behind the young American Kate Hansen negative surprise of the day.
The other way to Italian Andrea and Sandra Robatscher Voetter closed respectively the nineteenth and twenty-second place.
Next weekend the circuit of the women's luge will move in Altenberg for the eighth round of the season''.
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