Three-time Olympian Alex Ferlazzo has competed in Oberhof, Germany for the second week of FIL World Cup action, improving to a 13th place finish.
Last week at the first World Cup on the German track, Ferlazzo finished in 22nd place in a race impacted by mild conditions and a deteriorating track which disadvantaged the athletes running later in the field.
Ferlazzo first took part in the Nation's Cup qualifying event on Friday, where he advanced through in fourth place, securing an early starting position in the World Cup draw.
In the first World Cup heat, Ferlazzo had the 13th fastest run before improving to the 12th fastest time in the second heat, and finished with a total time of 1:26.917, 0.884 seconds behind event winner Jonas Mueller of Austria.
The top-15 finishers from the main event also qualified to take part in the sprint World Cup in Oberhof held the next day, with Ferlazzo finishing in 14th place.
After the event Ferlazzo, reflected on his two weeks competing in Oberhof.
"It's a bit of a different one compared to last week event. Last week the weather made the race so ridiculous, but this week the ice actually held up, and I took the opportunity to test some things in the first few training sessions, but today
I just went back to what I knew, knowing the ice would be ok.
"Overall I am happy with my race, the speed was missing a little bit here, but I always seem to struggle finding it on this track in particular, but I am sitting in 13th and happy to snag a top-15 position."
"We have two World Cup events coming up on one of my favourite track in Latvia, I am really looking forward to it."
Last week at the first World Cup on the German track, Ferlazzo finished in 22nd place in a race impacted by mild conditions and a deteriorating track which disadvantaged the athletes running later in the field.
Ferlazzo first took part in the Nation's Cup qualifying event on Friday, where he advanced through in fourth place, securing an early starting position in the World Cup draw.
In the first World Cup heat, Ferlazzo had the 13th fastest run before improving to the 12th fastest time in the second heat, and finished with a total time of 1:26.917, 0.884 seconds behind event winner Jonas Mueller of Austria.
The top-15 finishers from the main event also qualified to take part in the sprint World Cup in Oberhof held the next day, with Ferlazzo finishing in 14th place.
After the event Ferlazzo, reflected on his two weeks competing in Oberhof.
"It's a bit of a different one compared to last week event. Last week the weather made the race so ridiculous, but this week the ice actually held up, and I took the opportunity to test some things in the first few training sessions, but today
I just went back to what I knew, knowing the ice would be ok.
"Overall I am happy with my race, the speed was missing a little bit here, but I always seem to struggle finding it on this track in particular, but I am sitting in 13th and happy to snag a top-15 position."
"We have two World Cup events coming up on one of my favourite track in Latvia, I am really looking forward to it."
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