LugeSledding - Whistler
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Tobias Wendl and Tobias Artl get to Whistler on the third win of the season making fun of a few thousandths countrymen Eggert-Benecken.
Saturday 7 December 2013 4 minutes reading time
As expected on the Canadian track was race two, with double Germans who have proven once again significantly higher than the competition. At the end of the two rounds the two Teutonic associations have closed in the first two positions separated by just 84 thousandths, while the rest of the group suffered separations greater than 2/10.
For the third time this season, the second in a row on the gut of Whistler, prevailed Wendl-Artl who built today's victory, especially thanks to the boost phase, a fundamental in which the two samples Bavarians are second to none. With this statement the two "Bayern Express" significantly increase in the overall standings and start more and more to the third crystal ball of his career.
The podium was completed by the Austrians Penz-Fischler that in the second run were able to contain the big comeback of world champions under 23 Walker-Snith. The two Canadian quarters a year ago at the World Cup,'' quest today have become the protagonists of a great time in the final descent, which allowed him to recover two positions and tap the first podium of his career to just 27 milliseconds.
The top five was completed by the fall Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, for the first time since it runs in British Columbia'' have not hit the podium.
Great performance for the Russians Ivan Nevmerzhitskiy and Vladimir Prokhorov who get their best result in the World Cup thanks to today'' in sixth place. A position further back stood the first double blue composed of young Rieder-Rastner. The two South Tyrol in the second descent have committed some imperfections in the final stretch of the track Canadian, losing a place relative to the first run.
Behind the young Italians were placed veterans Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber on a track that uncongenial to them were not able to go beyond'' s eighth. Rounding out the top ten Americans Mortensen-Grifall and Latvians Sics-Sics.
The next event for the World Cup luge doubles is scheduled for seven days in Park City.
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