Italy down from the podium in Shanghai in the 500 meters, Fontana sixth and eighth the Valcepina

A missed opportunity for the sprinters blue, view the fall of the queen of the distance, the Chinese Wang Meng, right in the quarters. Unfortunately, when both were fighting for access to the final A, in the case of a slip and Valcepina a problem with the skate blade in the case of Fontana, have been fatal. China, for its part, has managed to rise, however, on the top step of the podium with Fan Kexin, ahead of South Korea's Park Seung-Hi and Canada's Marianne St-Gelais and was able to celebrate the triumph before the public of the house. The quarter had ended the adventure of the Italian third in the race, Elena Viviani (twelfth). About an hour before, the Fountain was placed seventh in the final of the 1,500 meters due to an incorrect maneuver on the part of South Korea's Cho Ha-Ri, then penalized, which has eliminated the fight for medals. The gold if so the other South Korean won, the phenomenal Suk Hee Shim, ahead of compatriot Kim Alang and Dutch Jorien Ter Mors. Good race also Lucia Peretti, who qualified for the Final B and twelfth in the overall standings of the distance: the twenty-two Bormina continues its upward after returning in the national team during the past season. Fifteenth place, however, for the Valcepina, eliminated in the semifinals. In the men was the best Yuri Confortola, tenth overall in the 1500 meters, with a fourth place in the final B. Photo finish victory for the South Korean Noh Jinkyu on Canadian Charles Hamelin, the finish separated by just 16 thousandths (2'14 "892 against 2'14" 996): a duel that you shall put here certainly Olympics in Sochi. Bronze An naturalized Russian Victor, born Ahn Hyun-Soo, who was also one of the most expected this season. Thirty place to Tommaso Dotti, out in the quarterfinals. There were no Italians in the 500 meters, dominated by Charles Hamelin. With him on the podium Russia's Vladimir Grigoriev and the American Eduardo Alvarez. Tomorrow is the last day of the program team in China with the final stages of the 1000 meters and relays. In the individual competition, Italy is the only female in the race, with Fontana, Valcepina and Viviani, while both teams in the relay blue qualified for the semi-finals: the men will face Canada, China and the Netherlands, while the women will be engaged with South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands. You can follow the blues thanks to the official support streaming provided by the ISU to the link: http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/isu/site/index.html. From this year on, the feed is also available for smartphones and tablets, by downloading the free app Live +. The races will start at 17:32 local time (11:32 Italian time), with the finals of the 1000 starting at 18:47 local time (24:47 Italian time) and the brackets from 20:16 (14:16 Italian time).