Short Track - Cabinet meeting in Seoul
Francesco A. Armillotta
It & egrave; open the fourth stage of the ISU Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup in Seoul, South Korea. The first day, dedicated exclusively to preliminary and batteries of the races which then award the decisive podiums between Saturday and Sunday, has seen six blue access the main draws from which will then play for a spot in the final A.
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As for the big, there were "illustrious victims" in the first session of qualifying. Conflicting results, with some positive surprise, for the selection of Italian ct Kenan Gouadec. With great regret: the 'elimination of the men's relay. Guardimoli in detteglio.
In the 1000 meters, eliminated Federica Tombolato, Elena Viviani (fourth in battery won by Prosvirnova and Kim Alang that saw out to surprise them Hongshuang). 39 cents too much for Arianna Valcepina, third in the battery that has seen him win, with promotion to the quarterfinals, Jessica Smith and l & rsquo; Dutch Lara van Ruijven.
Andrea Cassinelli arrives for the first time in the quarter-final, second in the battery behind the favorite to win the final, the Chinese Wu Dajing. Eliminated instead Massimo Gurini fourth in his heat, after being advanced through a turn. While he was out in the first preliminary David Viscardi.
In the unpublished 3000 meters, arrives in the semifinals one of two girls entered in the start lists. Lucia Peretti goes on, in the fourth battery won by the Chinese Tao Jiyaying. Unfortunately for Ylenia Tota, seventh in the race dominated by Korean Noh.
On the same distance in the masculine, l & rsquo; Italy takes a good two out of three, thanks to Thomas Dotti (third) and Yuri Confortola (fourth). The two blue will be at the start of the semifinals scheduled for Sunday night. Do not l & rsquo; he will have made Massimo Gurini & agrave; switch from repechage to try to be among the two winners to enter the main draw.
No blue & egrave; managed to overcome the batteries of 500 meters women. Elena Viviani (third in the race that has promoted Lara van Ruijven and Lin Yue), Federica Tombolato (fourth) and Arianna Valcepina (fourth) will have to go through the repechage. Out to surprise the Korean Lee Eun-Byul.
On the sprint distance reserved for males, arriving only eliminations for the Italian colors. Cassinelli, Viscardi and Rodigari have failed to pass the first preliminary, both quarters in their trials. Nothing to do even for Nicola Rodigari, third in his turn. But his time trial, 45 & rsquo; & rsquo; 028 & egrave; was the worst among the ripescabili to advance directly to the quarterfinals.
Well Dotti and Confortola in 1500. Both qualify directly to the semifinals on Sunday. The Milanese passes as second behind Park Se Yeong. While the Valtellina placed third & ndash; fished out with the fastest time - behind Iwasa and Briton Whelbourne.
Ylenia Tota and Lucia Peretti fail to center the & rsquo; objective semifinals. Both end in fourth place and will have to look for the pass to the next round in the repechage Sunday.
Do not l & rsquo; he made the men's relay. The men, engaged in & rsquo; battery last day, ending third behind Korea and Kazakhstan. Confortola, Rodigari, Dotti and Viscardi are a time of 6 & rsquo; 54 & rsquo; & rsquo; 935 after the & rsquo; gait in the lead for more than half & agrave; race, always finding the answers of Korea to stop the attempts to create the hole decisive. Except then sub & Igrave; re overtaking strong Korea and finally by the Kazakhs to 4 laps from the end. With this result, the Blues remain outside the top eight in the rankings of the World Cup. Negative results in key World Cup qualifiers in Russia in 2015. The ability & agrave; to conquer the pass still exists during the two tests in 2015. In the European continent will fall to & ograve; two direct competitors such as Britain and France. And the race will go & agrave; made on them.
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