Friday, April 3, 2009

Brazilian Team Heats Up Lake Placid

From left to right:
Top: Eric Maleson, Jonathan Vieira, Flavio Cruz, Marcio Souza, and Edson Bindilatti.
Below: Alcione Almeida, Fabiana Santos, Marcio Silva and Ricardo Raschini.

The Brazilan sliding delegation brought their warmth and passion to the America's Cup races in Lake Placid this week. The team, headed up by Brazilian Ice Sports Federation president Eric Maleson and two time Olympian Ricardo Raschini (luge and bobsled), is preparing for Vancouver 2010.


"We are very proud of our athletes," Maleson said,"Edson Bindilatti and Fabiana Santos have proven themselves as bobsled pilots and have mastered one of the most difficult tracks in the world." Bindilatti, Brazil's top pilot for the 2-man event also had his debut in the 4-man.

International Bobsled Federation (FIBT) coach Joe Kilburn was very enthusiastic about Santos' driving skills. "Fabiana's qualification chances are very good," Kilburn said referring to Vancouver 2010, "She needs more ice time and push-start improvement but she has the natural talent and the eye hand coordination necessary for a bob pilot."

If successful, not only would Santos be the first woman bobsled pilot to qualify a team for Brazil, she would also be the first in all of Latin America.

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