Short Track
Francesco A. Armillotta
A silver medal and two placings in the final targati Fontana and Valcepina. Italy push short track with confidence to the Olympics in Sochi. These are very positive signals in the 500m where the Italians are placed second in the final A, and fourth with Martina Valcepina.
Saturday 9 November 2013 12 minutes reading time
Among the other leading placements, always Arianna Fontana came fourth in the final of the 1500 A, while Lucia Peretti finished eleventh after the B final on distance.
The day began with Palatazzoli to the quarter-finals of the 1500 highlights and shadows for the Italian team. Martina Valcepina race to forget, never in the running for a place in the semi-finals, closes fifth and final when he could actually play for the chance to go through. Quarter-final positive note, for Lucia Peretti and Arianna Fontana. The first controls the position and finishing third and defeat opponents rank as Sakurai and Windish, advancing with Shim Suk-Hee and Jorien ter Mors. Arianna is the semi-finals thanks to a second place behind the Chinese Zhou.
In the semifinals emerges bronze in the 500 class in Vancouver. The fountain is very clever in taking the third position to the detriment of. A thrilling final of the 1,500 women for the colors Koreans. Only in part by the Italian ones, because the blue caresses the chance to get up on the podium all'ultimi around. The Valtellina addresses the early rounds recovering three positions in one lap. The flicker of Arianna worth the hunt to the head, held by China's Zhou Yang for much of the race. The two finalists Korean Shim Suk-Hee and Park Seung-Hi and shove the Chinese resistant to third place. The blue will be the fourth at the finish line, with some regret.
Regret that will disappear to make way for the determination in the 500. Is that on the shortest distance, the real race satisfactions mine blue. Starting with the quarters, where Martina Valcepina that advances in the semifinals. After closing at the finish line in third place, is able to gain access to the disqualification of the Canadian Jessica Gregg. Check out the semi-finals Arianna is forced to stop the own ride for the fall Christie, then in the head in the second and sustain the pace without losing pace. Closes before and qualifies without any problem.
In the semifinals Martina Valcepina fits right in second place and stays glued to the Chinese Wang Meng without giving the possibility to return to St-Gelais and Liu. In the second semifinal, Arianna Fontana runs like a race similar to the teammate. Check out reactive in second place (behind the other Chinese Fan Kexin) and secure against attempts to control another Canadian, Valérie Maltais (third and eliminated).
The two girls go down on the ice advance the certainty of at least one medal. In a fierce challenge throughout Italy and China, with the added element of the public in Turin, all in favor of the blue arrows. And the ending is a thrilling, because Wang suffered takes the lead, followed by Valcepina and the Fountain (Fan burned after the start). Then we witness the passing of the immediate Fountain on compatriot and a two-race between Italy and China for the win (Fontana-Wang) and podium (Valcepina-Fan). Both contentions are the preserve of Asian, not without controversy. The Valcepina is outdated in a clearly incorrect by its rival, which makes them risk the fall, while the last lap Arianna located at the closed door for a possible overtaking (an arm of the Chinese accomplice to the limit of the Regulation). The Azzurri coach Bédard and Gouadec protest, but the umpires do not assign penalties. Fontana second, fourth Valcepina. The excitement to review the episode does not lead to anything.
Notes Do not go on the blades in the blue male. Tommaso Dotti and Yuri Confortola receive the red disk in their semi-finals. Many regrets for Dotti, as he led his race for more than half the distance, only to frustrate the efforts after a fall to try to get back to third place valid for qualification. Even Yuri Confortola does not fall while fighting for a place in the final B.
Great satisfaction emerges from the statements of Arianna Fontana, immediately after the podium in the 500, "After 1500 I had tried to overtake the Chinese, but I failed and I was denied the podium. After the first two rounds of the 500 was blown away, I admit. But then, thanks in part thanks to the support of the public and of my fan club, I recovered and loaded, giving everything after each test. I went into the final saying, I go and I try. I have to try. Then game, I immediately passed the Fan and the last corner I thought I could try and I try. But then, it took an arm of the "too much" and I did not. The real thing, in addition to the medal, is that for the first time I have tried to overcome the Wang Meng, something that I had never happened, was unassailable before. There is also to say that today was not expecting it, maybe the next will still be more careful. "
Very satisfied for the final, and reached for the position reached in respect of key Olympic qualifier, Martina Valcepina: "I am very pleased with the finish in the final of the 500. In the morning of 1500 had not gone well at all, not for the sake of form, but the tension was not focused and I could not give my best. Probably playing at home has recorded a bit 'on my disappointing race. But in 500, however, I have also rebuilt because I saw myself out against the mattresses "push" from the Chinese Fan. Beyond this episode, however, are pleased with the positive signals mainly against the Fan, because I found myself in Shanghai to compete against her and I was not able to keep up, in the same semi-final today, I have made it. "
The coach Eric Bédard is perplexed and discusses at length about the incident with the judges in the finals of the 500. "I only asked for clarification to the judges because they will be the same for Sochi. For the future, if you evaluate this type of regular contacts, I'll know what to say to girls and as a result they will know how to behave and their yardstick. For the performance of the team today: our team is really strong women, we can compete with the best teams in many distances. I want to remind you that today the Chinese do not have the 1500 course and I have to say that they were much cooler than ours. The boys were a bit 'unlucky. Both Dotti and is Confortola fell in the semifinals of the 1500m. I'm glad to Thomas, because it is improving a lot, the team is doing well, even after the bad injury to Nicholas. Tomorrow we are confident in the relay. We can do well. "
Saturday, November 9
A FINAL RESULTS
Women's 1500m
1. Shim Suk-Hee (Cor)
2. Park Seung-Hi (Cor)
3. Zhou Yang (Cin)
Men's 1500m
1. Lee Han-Bin (Cor)
2. John-Henry Krueger (USA)
3. Sjinkie Knegt (Ola)
500m women
1. Meng Wang (Cin)
2. Arianna Fontana (Ita)
3. Kexin Fan (Chi)
Men's 1500m
1. Charles Hamelin (Can)
2. An Victor (Rus)
3. Olivier Jean (Can)
Program tomorrow, the last day, with the Blues in the race:
Tomorrow
10:45 knockout stage 1000m men (Confortola)
14:00 quarterfinals male and female (Fontana and Viviani)
to follow the final
16:00 semi-final women's relay 3000m (Italy)
16:13 semi-final men's relay (Italy)
followed by the final
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