Short Track - Italian Championships
Sunday on the ice of the & nbsp; Palatazzoli & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp Turin; celebrates national headlines & nbsp; Elena Viviani & nbsp; and & nbsp; Yuri Confortola. They are the winners of the & nbsp; 500 meters & nbsp; to & nbsp; Italian Championships in 2016 & nbsp; & nbsp; short track, at the second of the three days of racing in the event flag. & Nbsp;
Sunday 3 January 2016 8 minutes reading time
In the overall standings - waiting of the 1000 and 3000 tomorrow - resists increasing the amount of points Confortola among men (IS in the head with a full score with 20 thousand lengths with a lead large on the immediate pursuers Jordan and Viscardi), while the female guide Arianna Valcepina, so far the most & ugrave; constant on the ice with a third and a second place, ahead of Maffei and Viviani.
On the track Piedmont afternoon tricolor he has assigned two more national titles Absolute & ndash; after those of yesterday in 1500 - this time over 500 meters. Male, in a Final drive without the 'silver in the 1500 meters, Davide Viscardi (eliminated in the semifinals), have fought for the podium champion Yuri Confortola overall in 2015, Tommaso Dotti, Mark Jordan and the youngster (part of the category Junior A) of the Sporting Club Pergine Matthew Pedranz.
The speech for the & rsquo; gold & egrave; decided to overtake on the penultimate lap of Yuri Confortola good and determined not to pass up a great Marco Giordano impeccable and extremely responsive to the start. Quest & rsquo; last, returning the first tests of the World Cup with the national team A, still heads up all''attacco dell''esperto Bormio athlete who wins in 43 & rsquo; & rsquo; 242, prevailing over Jordan to 152 cents. Third comes the surprise Matthew Pedranz (43 & rsquo; & rsquo; 453 his lap time). While still at & rsquo; the podiums of dry fast, but unlucky, Tommaso Dotti. The Milanese under the Police Force stumbles nell''ennesima crash at the first corner. Fall that cost him the chance & agrave; medal.
No major surprises - except for the 'elimination in battery yesterday Lucia Peretti cause double false start - the' last act feminine, which saw qualify Viviani, Sighel, Tombolato and Valcepina. The Final for the podium (in the cover photo) sees Ariadne Valcepina shoot well from the first box. The Valtellina holds his head for the first two rounds and a half, but behind him the following cautious Elena Viviani that breaks the delay to -2 and exceeds the linking of military sports group in the yellow flame. The 23 year old won Isolaccia cos & Igrave; his first gold in the tricolor in 2016 with a time of 45 "918. A 1.01-tenths square is the Valcepina, while the bronze goes to the young rider of the SC Pergine Arianna Sighel.
Cos & Igrave; Elena Viviani said the race that gave the first gold tricolor among Senior: "I'm glad to finally have a good course 500 after a disappointing season so far at this distance. I was able to move as I wanted to and overcome at the right time . I hope now in a good 1000 ".
Just in a 1000 female comes the 'elimination in the first round due penalty for impeding, the third & ndash; so far - in the standings, Cecilia Maffei. Out surprise even the & rsquo; gold in the 1500 Lucia Peretti, early in his heat by Junior Sighel and Confortola. A misstep that could affect the general classification like that of Maffei.
Among men, however, put forward all possible favorites for the title in the first two rounds, which outlined the start list for tomorrow. It will resume & agrave; tomorrow morning with the semifinals on the kilometer and the subsequent Super Final on 3000m with top eight finishers in the "general". At the end you will know the champion and overall champion in 2016.
Tomorrow, Monday & Igrave; January 4, competitions to Palatazzoli Turin resume from 9:00 am. Afterwards we will know the names of the samples d & rsquo; Italy Overall 2016. Click here to see the results and complete results also related to the second round of the Italian Cup & ldquo; Ugo Martinat Memorial & rdquo ;. To follow the live streaming of & rsquo; event, will & agrave; Simply visit this link.
The PODIUM OF SENIOR DAY IN THE CATEGORY
500m Women 1. Elena VIVIANI (Financial Police) 2. Arianna VALCEPINA (Financial Police) 3. Arianna Sighel (Sporting Club Pergine)
500m men 1. Yuri CONFORTOLA (GS Forest) 2. Mark Giordano (Bormio ice) 3. Matthew PEDRANZ (Sporting Club Pergine)
GENERAL STANDINGS AFTER TWO TESTS (top positions): WOMEN 1. Arianna VALCEPINA 14400 points 2. Elena VIVIANI 12621 3. Cecilia Maffei Lucia PERETTI 11678 12096 4. 5. 6. Federica TOMBOLATO Arianna Sighel 10496 10240 7. Nicole BOTTER GOMEZ 5898 8. Ilaria COTZA 4718
MEN 1. Yuri CONFORTOLA 20000 points 2. Mark JORDAN David VISCARDI 11277 14400 3. 4. 5. Thomas DOTTI Matthew PEDRANZ 8497 8397 7217 7. 6. Pietro MARINELLI Lorenzo Morrone 6717 8. Andrea CASSINELLI 6717
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