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Two medals in two stages of the World Cup. Not a bad start for Arianna Fontana filed the bronze medal in the relay in Shanghai, here's another one in the beloved 500. Podiums that bode well for the next Cup races in Turin (7-10 November) and Kolomna (14-17 November) with views of the Sochi 2014 Olympics'' (February 7 to 23).
Saturday 5 October 2013 4 minutes reading time
No time to celebrate, and tomorrow it's time to get back on the ice for the upcoming Korean effort. But first, twenty-three of the wild Berbenno was granted exclusively to the microphones of Snow Italy.
"It's been a long day: in the 1500 meters I do not know why, but I had the right skate straight and had no stability when cornering, so I could not even try to stay with the best - the comment of Arianna Fontana -. In the quarterfinals of the 500 c'' was a contact and subsequent fall, as often happens in the short track. I have it good that I have advanced so I had to make my way, then in the end the Chinese have made their game and have left to me the most difficult task in keeping behind the Shim. "
And tomorrow will be two opportunities to repeat the medal today with the 1,000 individual and relay, "I hope you are not too tired, however I start to feel a little more at ease'' in this distance. In the relay are fine, l'' We tried so many times in training, always doing some good times. So we're not afraid to go fast right away. I'm sure we'll play for the medals again tomorrow. "
In addition to Fontana, about 1000 meters above the'' Italian clings to Martina Valcepina, today excellent fifth at 500, and Yuri Confortola. There was great anticipation for the two semifinals of the relay that will see the blue team: if the males will face Korea, Britain and Russia, women with Korea, the United States and Japan. Competitions can be followed thanks to the direct streaming on the official channel of'' Isu: http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/isu/site/index.html, also available through the'' app for smartphones and tablets, Live +. The finals of the 1000 are scheduled from 16:17 local time (9:17 in Italy), while those of the relay starting at 17:46 local time (10:46 in Italy).
Here, the minutes of the finals today: http://www.neveitalia.it/sport/shorttrack/news/arianna-fontana-vola-a-seul-bronzo-nei-500-metri
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