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'' The Italian dominates the medal of the European Championships of natural luge track that went on stage last weekend in Umhausen Austria. The blue team that already in the first day he had won the gold in the'' double-Pigneter with Clara, as usual he played a leading role also in the individual male and female.
Monday 20 January 2014 13 minutes reading time
The final day of the World Cup in Umhausen GRM and the combined European Championships was kicked off by the team event in Italy Which Took the first place. "We Knew That we are in good shape, but each of us had to perform up to His Best. The temperatures were warmer today and We Could only Hope that our sled adjustments would work, "said Alex Gruber. Ekatharina Lavrentjeva from Russia's runner up team Analyzed critically: "We all made fewer mistakes and none of our runs were ideal. The track is a bit softer today and I hope That I can improve my performance tonight. "Austria's team had experimented with Their equipment and was lucky to secure the bronze medal ahead of Poland. "We had to make some changes on our sled Compared to yesterday and we basically made a 180 degree turn. That I am happy we managed to win the medal Desired, "said Christian Schopf / Andreas Schopf. Tina Unterberger was less satisfied with her equipment: "We tried something new and it did not work, I just Could not handle the sled. I would have expected a bit harder the track and my run was a fight from start to finish. "
In the women's event winner serial Ekatharina Lavrentjeva managed the one step up to the gold medal Which marked her fourth consecutive European title, the fifth in her career. "This competition was my overall goal. My race was very different from my training run, it was a tight decision, Melanie made it really difficult for me, "said Lavrentjeva and Showed a bit more emotions than usual after her wins. It was a tight race indeed, Melanie Schwarz (ITA) had narrowed down the margin to 15 hundredths of a second in the first run and 16 in the second run. For her it was a very special race, too: "I was not part of the opening team at the world cup in Russia and in the next races I never managed to qualify for the world cup, I Knew That I know my chances in the overall rankings were pretty slim, I know the European Championships were my big goal, "said Schwarz. She has good memories of Umhausen Also as this is where she won her first big medal, bronze in the 2011 World Championships. "I had so much fun in the race, I was really just driven by joy. I am totally satisfied and I am glad That I came so close to Ekatharina. "
Also was overjoyed bronze medalist Tina Unterberger (AUT), who added an individual medal medal to her team in the morning: "After the event my team coaches took my sled away and totally redid the setup. Then Christian Schatz Told me that I am not allowed to touch anything and I was really glad about that. In the finish I did not think the time was right as I was three seconds faster than in the team event, "said the Austrian. "If anybody had before Told Me That I would win a medal here, I would have loved at them."
With a breathtaking first run Pigneter Patrick (ITA) laid the basis for His third consecutive European title. After only one run His advantage was 1:37 seconds. "I have no idea how That happened. I do have perfect equipment and tested some more this week. I also owe a lot to my double partner Florian Clara who is the geek equipment between the two of us, "said Pigneter who finished the race two days with a clean sweep of three of three possible gold medals. "I did not even dare to hope for a result longer available, it was a tough and dense schedule." Just as good as felt to win the silver medal for Thomas Kammerlander (AUT): "It was almost ridiculous how upset Patrick us in the first run, "said the local hero Whose home advantage was not really an advantage to him:" We do not get much training Under These track conditions. The track only gets like that in a world cup after so many runs. I had troubles with my sled in the first run, that's why my second place counts like a win for me. "Exhausted at the end of a long day was Alex Gruber (ITA), who Had Been ranked second after the first Eventually run and finished third. "I could tell how I was starting to feel tired and how I lost concentration and started making mistakes. I am blackberries than satisfied with the result. Also it was a mental issue to find different setups and then be self-confident at the start. The additional run I had with the team event was definitely an advantage, "said Gruber.
Kaj Johnson finished sixth Which marks one of the best career results for the Canadian police officer, who serves in one of Canada's northernmost AEAS.
The Nation's Cup was an all Italian matter. In the women's race Sarah Bachmann (ITA) Took the first place and Greta Pinggera (ITA) finished third. The young Austrian Maria Auer managed to squeeze in between the two Italians. In the men's event the podium was a clean sweep for Italy. Florian Breitenberger won ahead of Florian Clara and Stefan Federer. New Zealand's Jack Leslie Scored a good result and finished ninth in a field of 32 world cup and outraced several experienced athletes.
Final Results Team Event GRM World Cup / European Championships (9)
1. Italy (Melanie SCHWARZ, Alex Gruber, Patrick Pigneter / Florian CLARA) 3:49,63
2. Russia (Ekatharina Lavrentjeva, KOVSHIK Stanislav, Pavel Porshnev / Ivan Lazarev) 3:51,92
3. Austria (Tina UNTERBERGER, Thomas KAMMERLANDER, Christian SCHOPF / Andreas SCHOPF) 3:53,10
4. Poland (Wioletta RYS, Adam JEDRZEJKO, Andrzej Laszczak, Damian WANICZEK) 3:57,05
5. Germany (Michaela MAURER, Marcus grausam, Wichan Christian / Oliver SCHILLER) 3:59,97
Final Results GRM World Cup Women / European Championships:
1. Ekatharina Lavrentjeva (RUS), 1:15,35 (1), 1:14,96 (1), 2:30,31
2. Melanie SCHWARZ (ITA), 1:15,50 (2), 1:15,12 (2), 2:30,62
3. Tina UNTERBERGER (AUT), 1:15,89 (3), 1:15,83 (3), 2:31,72
4. Evelin lanthaler (ITA), 1:16,56 (7), 1:15,87 (4), 2:32,43
5. Liudmila Aksenenko (RUS), 1:16,47 (5), 1:16,65 (5), 2:33,12
6. Michaela MAURER (GER), 1:16,28 (4), 1:17,20 (6), 2:33,48
7. Christina Götschl (AUT), 1:17,81 (9), 1:18,07 (8), 2:35,88
8. Michelle DIEPOLD (AUT), 1:17,37 (8), 1:18,68 (10), 2:36,05
GRM World Cup Ranking Women (4/7):
1. Ekatharina Lavrentjeva (RUS) 355
2. Tina UNTERBERGER (AUT) 295
3. Evelin lanthaler (ITA) 239
4. Liudmila Aksenenko (RUS) 224
5. Carmen PLANÖTSCHER (ITA) 188
6. Christina Götschl (AUT) 169
7. Petra Dragicevic (SLO) 148
8. Greta PINGGERA (ITA) 144
9. Theresa MAURER (GER) 135
10. Michaela MAURER (GER) 134
World Cup Final Results GRM Men:
1. Patrick Pigneter (ITA), 1:12,68 (1), 1:13,03 (1), 2:25,71
2. Thomas KAMMERLANDER (AUT), 1:14,05 (3), 1:13,04 (2), 2:27,09
3. Alex Gruber (ITA), 1:13,90 (2), 1:13,95 (4), 2:27,85
4. Anton Blasbichler (ITA), 1:1:14.09 (4), 1:13,84 (3), 2:27,93
5. Stefan Gruber (ITA), 1:14,60 (6), 1:13,99 (5), 2:28,59
6. Kaj JOHNSON (CAN), 1:15,09 (10), 1:14,12 (6), 2:29,21
Final Results European Championships Men:
1. Patrick Pigneter (ITA), 1:12,68 (1), 1:13,03 (1), 2:25,71
2. Thomas KAMMERLANDER (AUT), 1:14,05 (3), 1:13,04 (2), 2:27,09
3. Alex Gruber (ITA), 1:13,90 (2), 1:13,95 (4), 2:27,85
4. Anton Blasbichler (ITA), 1:1:14.09 (4), 1:13,84 (3), 2:27,93
5. Stefan Gruber (ITA), 1:14,60 (6), 1:13,99 (5), 2:28,59
6. Stanislav KOVSHIK (RUS), 1:14,88 (7), 1:14,36 (8), 2:29,24
GRM World Cup Men Ranking (4/7):
1.Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 360
2. Thomas KAMMERLANDER (AUT) 330
3. Michael Scheikl (AUT) 279
4. Alex Gruber (ITA) 234
5. Stanislav KOVSHIK (RUS) 156
5. EGOROV Aleksandr (RUS) 156
7. Breitenberger Florian (ENG) 145
7. Juri TALIKH (RUS) 145
9. Gregori Bukin (RUS) 134
10. Bernd Neurauter (AUT) 130
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