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As per tradition, the last week of February in Lillehammer were awarded the titles of national luge.
Thursday 6 March 2014 2 minutes reading time
In the test given to men for victory without question the number one favorite on the eve of Thor Haug Norbech. The twenty-five of Oslo, fourth last year in Lake Placid World Cup, has dominated the event, scoring in both races in the program references the best lap times and finishing with a margin of more than half a second on the first beat.
In second place went Tonnes Stang Rolfsen number two on the Norwegian national, who this season scored his best result of his career in Park City finishing in twelfth place. The 1988 class podium was completed by Jo Alexander Koppang.
In the category Youth A victory for the Swede Svante Kohala while the Norwegian title went to the runner Lars Henrik Roel.
Among women Gry Martine Mostue has imposed its own law trimming nearly two seconds at a teammate Karoline Melas. Both of the top two teams took part in the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012 and finished eighth and eighteenth respectively. The third step of the podium went to Vilde Tangnes who had no trouble putting behind him the last competitor to Lina via Qvale Harnes. Finally, in the race for the young people in the Youth category A clear statement by Vilde Kristine Hansen.
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