Short Track
Francesco A. Armillotta
Come the first official on the second day of the World Cup in Kolomna, Russia. The races are as valid as qualifying for the 2014 Sochi, reward the Italian women's relay, mathematically qualified for the Winter Games before even play for the semi-finals on Sunday. The men, however, go out of battery and are still hovering in the Olympic race.
Friday 15 November 2013 7 minutes reading time
But after the assets of the fourth place last week, may hope for favorable results from other national: sorpassabili are Hungary and Kazakhstan would end only if the first and second in the final A. And you can be confident.
Well the women's 3000m relay team, qualified for the semifinals. The best weapon to dream big in Italy, formed by Fontana, Peretti, Valcepina and Viviani wins in full control of his quarter-final Preceded arrival Netherlands, Germany and Bulgaria, with the final time of 4:13.469. The qualification projects, with mathematical certainty, the quartet blue Olympic Games. And the girls seem to have all the cards in order to dream of a metal, not only in Kolomna (two podium finishes already in this World Cup), but also in three months in that of Sochi.
After the full smile came from the girls, from their male colleagues get conflicting reports. This time, in fact, Italy is unable to overcome the obstacle of the quarter-final and interrupts his run prematurely. The 5000m relay blue does not go beyond the third place in the difficult battery with leaders Cup (Canada) and the very strong Russia Victor An. The Blues, however, conclude third ahead of Japan, thanks to a pass vital in the final laps. Result which effectively excludes the Japanese for a place in the eight that will be in Sochi.
Now for the blues we still have to wait for the semi-finals on Sunday for the official status of their presence in Sochi: the time of 6:48.369 does not allow Lobello, Confortola, Dotti and Reggiani, to be fished between the best third at the finish. Honor reserved for China and Kazakhstan (for two-tenths of a second). But to be ousted from the Games in February, the Blues should "suffer" a finish in first and second position of Hungary and right of the Kazakhs. An eventuality that is far from easy, given the value of the relay with which you will have to measure the semi-finals.
Still the center of the Hungarian team, which the ISU has rehabilitated a yellow card a few days ago (penalty that earned him zero points in the ranking after the incident with Italy in Turin). Out of the Olympics, however, of great value two nations such as France and Great Britain.
In the individual events of the second day, the 1000m men and women, Italy closed with a negative balance. Arianna Fontana, after the unexpected elimination (due to flu) in the 500m yesterday, takes his redemption by qualifying asset (Canadian Maltais in second behind the battery) for the quarter-final on Sunday. The bronze medal at the 2010 Vancouver is not the only Italian to pass all three races today. Off at the second preliminary Valcepina Martina and Elena Viviani. The first was disqualified in his trial, along with the U.S. Jessica Smith, while the 21 year old Isolaccia comes third in his difficult battery after the Scottish Elise Christie and Japan's Ito Ayuko.
Even the men's 1000m seen a single Italian continue the journey. It is Yuri Confortola. The Bormio take to the track on Sunday to play for the knockout stages. And, after the elimination of the relay will be the only blue to do in the day of closing. They can not imitate him and Thomas Anthony Lobello Dotti, both knockout in the third preliminary. The Italian-American has had to capitulate to the Korean Noh and Russian Grigorev. The Milan back from bad injury of Turin, failed to go beyond the fourth in his battery, which was won by the strong Han Chinese Tyaniu. But Dotti deserves special praise for his contribution to the relay and for his resistance to pain (cut above the knee suffered last Sunday), which was felt during his evidence today.
The results are not provided, accompanied by bad luck and accidents (see Rodigari and Dotti in Turin), are likely to leave the clan blue with only two athletes to the distances in singular: not three as they had hoped and also the technical Bédard Gouadec & Outdoors , start of Olympic qualifying. As for women, the situation should be more favorable towards the en plein. In any case, the final scheduled for tomorrow (1500 and 500) and Sunday (1000), outline the final ranking for Sochi.
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