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Moscow, 19 Mar - Sport News Agency "R-Sport", Bogatov Oleg. the four Crew Kasyanova Alexandra on Sunday won the final stage the World Cup , passing in the capital of the Olympic games-2018 of Pyeongchang (South Korea), and for the first time in career became the winner of the overall ranking of competitions .
"Certainly, it is very pleasant to finish a season on such note, - were told Sport News Agency "R-Sport" by the president of Federation of bobsled of Russian Federation and the head coach of a national team Alexander Zubkov . - Yesterday to children (Kasyanova Alexandra and Pushkarev Aleksey) the mood impaired a little performance in the two a little, but they showed the main quality of the athlete - despite everything rose and made everything that was necessary. Also won today".
Summing up the results of performances on the Olympic route, the head of federation noted:" We drew for ourselves necessary conclusions from training week and performance here. Let's watch and make now the decision on a final stage of preparation. While we think".
On two crews - in the first shesterka
In competitions of the two the crew Kasyanova Alexandra and Pushkarev Aleksey to the last stage kept chances of a prize-winning place in World Cup offset, but in Pyeongchang Russians acted unsuccessfully, having taken only the 16th place. As a result the domestic tandem finished tournament in the fifth position (1266 points), and one more Russian crew Stulnev Aleksey and Andrianov Maxime Belugin (1208) appeared a line lower. The two of the pilot Andrianov Maxime and Mordasov Mikhail (670) settled down on the 20th position.
Pervoye a place in the overall ranking Cuba the world occupied with a href the German tandem Francesco Friedrich and Torsten Margis (1545 points). Americans entered the prize-winning three Kholkomb Stephen and Carlo Valdes (1331), and also athletes from South Korea Wong Yeung Zhong and From Han U (1312).
Domestic sportswomen spent as a whole a quite good season: the crew Sergeeva Nadezhda and Kocherzhova Anastasiya gathered 1360 points and finished on the fifth line of the final protocol, the two Rodionova Alexandra and Mamedova Helena (1280) took the sixth place. Americans Grubel Jamie - the Poseur and Eydzha Evans (1644 points) became winners of the overall ranking of the World Cup, and Canadians Kailey Hamfris and Melissa Lotkholts entered the three of prize-winners (1630) and Elan's Americans Mayers Taylor and Lolo Jones (1530).
Tretyakov Alexander - the third in skeleton
the Olympic champion Sochi on skeleton Tretyakov Alexander following the results of tournament took the third place in the overall ranking of the World Cup . At the final stage in Pyeongchang the Russian showed the fourth result, only 0,01 seconds having conceded to the Latvian Dukurs Thomas, and as a result gathered 1454 points. The athlete at seven World Cup stages never fell below the fourth place and could apply for the best position on a total podium, but compelled proupsk one of stages deprived of it similar chances.
"I do not want to give itself an assessment to the season, - Tretyakov Alexander told Sport News Agency "R-Sport". - How many fans, will put so much and I will accept. I very much tried and all forces without the rest spent in this season. Spoke today at the last breath, left the last forces on this start".
the Owner of the World Cup. In an asset of the highly experienced Latvian 1662 points, and the second place the athlete from South Korea took Han Bin Sun, made the serious competition to the leader of a season and gathered 1623 points.
the Silver finish Nikitina Helena
Russians as a whole not really successfully spent a winter season, but at the final stage in South Korea Nikitina Helena managed to ascend to the podium, having taken a high second place ." Mamedova Helena coped with fatigue and gave out that result which waited long ago a trainer's staff and the federation management, - Alexander Zubkov noted. - It managed to add performed by and in self-confidence".