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The Valtellina is the third champion in the shortest distance behind the two Chinese Wang Meng and Fan Kexin. Fifth l'' other Italian, Martina Valcepina. Blaze of the Korean public for the'' former home favorite An Victor, born Ahn Hyun-Soo, now naturalized Russian. Tomorrow the two blue relays hunt the final.
Saturday 5 October 2013 6 minutes reading time
There are only Formula 1 car to whiz in Korea.
It goes fast even on the ice Mokdonk Ice Rink in Seoul, where Arianna Fontana won the bronze medal in the 500 meters of the second stage of the World Cup.
Once past the quarter-finals with a thrilling (after being advanced over the ground due to a stampede happened behind the subject), the thunderbolt blonde Italian pulled out their claws and spent the semi-final with a shot from fulminant'' last position of departure. Then, once in the final, it was glued to train Chinese Wang Meng and Fan Kexin from the start to the finish. For bimedagliata Olympic medal is the second season, which adds to the third-place finish last weekend in Shanghai in the relay.
Excellent for fifth place Valcepina Martina, who won the victory in the B Final Even the twenty Valtellina had been forced to leave in last place in the semi-finals, after being dragged to the ground by Jessica Gregg in the previous round. At twenty-one Valtellina is not enough, however, a'' good start to keep abreast of Wang Meng and to escape the comeback Shim Suk Hee.
A few hours earlier, in the 1500 meters, the fountain had stopped at the foot of the podium, finishing fourth in the race dominated by'' coupled Korean formed by Kim Alang (gold) and Shim Suk Hee (silver), that burst with joy friendly audience. The bronze went to the neck of the Canadian Valerie Maltais, by virtue of disqualification'' s other Korean Park Seung-Hi, for using strong-arm tactics in order not to leave a gap at the North American. They failed to overcome the obstacle of the other two blue-quarters engaged, Martina Valcepina and Lucia Peretti.
There were three of the Azzurri arrived at the quarters of the 1,500 men, which had not happened for a few seasons. The best house in Italy was Yuri Confortola, capable of joining the B Final Less fortunate than the other two companions, Nicola Rodigari (fell in the semifinals) and Tommaso Dotti (penalty in the quarter).
Continue the amazing moment of Charles Hamelin, who triumphs in an authoritarian manner on the longest distance, improving the second in the past week in Shanghai and collecting it the third victory of the season on three different distances in just two steps. Behind him are placed Korean and Russian Victor An. '' Of this last, however, the wild audience at the palace in Seoul has not forgotten its origins, tributandogli applause perhaps even more intense than that for skaters who currently defend the colors Koreans. Sure, it's easy to forget in a hurry the sensational success when it was still known as Ahn Hyun-Soo, like the four medals (three gold d'') won with the old flag'' s Olympics in Turin 2006.
A small appetizer roar even louder exploded in the stands when An was first to the finish line in the 500 meters. A truly special victory for the living legend of short track, almost surprised at the award ceremony of'' welcome received by his fans, well equipped banners to support it even with the new suit. Joining him on the podium, Chinese and Korean Wu Dajing If Yeong Park.
'' Tomorrow the last day of competition which closes the Asian trip. In addition to some individual flare in 1000 (the quarter Fontana and Valcepina Confortola among women and among men), the'' Italian hopefully with the two relay teams, both of which have qualified for the semifinals. You can follow the competition thanks to the live streaming on the official channel of'' Isu: also available through the'' Live + app. 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).
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