LugeTobogganing - Park City
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Wendl-Artl more and more owners of the 2013-2014 World Cup luge. The double Teutonic with an amazing first descent has mortgaged the fourth victory of the season and you start getting closer to winning the second consecutive Crystal Ball.
Friday 13 December 2013 4 minutes reading time
The two "Bayern-Express" also this'' today have proven on another planet, especially in the boost phase, where they had once again reached a new record for the start of the trail in Utah. The Germans in the first round have a vacuum pulling teammates Eggert-Benecken more than 2 tenths. In the final run-Wendl Artl have committed some smearing in the final stretch but did not deny the two Bavarian seal the fourth in five races this season.
Behind the two rulers, were ranked Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, authors of a wonderful final round that allowed him to snatch the best time and especially to gain two positions relative to the first round. The partnership has so white and centered the best result of the season, and also avoided the German fourth double in this edition of the World Cup.
The podium was completed by Toni Eggert and Sasha Benecken who return to second place in the overall standings but now they have nothing against the big comeback of Linger-Linger.
Excellent fourth place for the young blue double composed by Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner that for the second consecutive race can do better than the veterans Oberstolz-Gruber. The youth of South Tyrol in today's race conducted two rounds completely different. In the first drop-down-Rieder Rastner were fantastic in the boost phase, but not as good in the wizard, in the final run while the two were among the fastest in the final stretch that allowed him to bypass countrymen Christan Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber .
Great performance for the third and final race in the German association consists of Rothamel-Foertsch. The two young Teutonic quest today'' were ranked seventh in taking the best result of his career in a senior competition.
Try undertone for Canadians Walker-Snith that have failed to be confirmed at a high level on the track in Park City. The world champions U23'' s only got eighth place, ahead of the Americans and the Russians Niccum-Terdiman Nevmerzhitskiy-Prokhorov.
Now the World Cup luge will take a long break before resuming with the last four seasonal weekend, the first of which will be held in the first weekend of January on the track at Koenigssee.
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