Short Track
Francesco A. Armillotta
Just a little 'patience and blades of the skaters in the short track will begin to slide fast and very early on Thursday will seriously with all the best athletes. The ISU World Cup short track, which got underway in late September, enters the crucial moment with his first European stage in their home blues in Turin.
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But not only an intermediate stage of the seasonal calendar: that of Palatazzoli is a pivotal event which will contribute in forming Notices of all international teams for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, together with the last Cup event in the program next week in Kolomna, Russia.
So Turin is the first crossroads groped for the assault on the qualification in five circles. A fork to immediately take the right way. So 7 to 10 November the strongest skaters will compete on the ice Piedmont for a place in the ranking would ensure that Olympic participation for top 32 men and 32 women (in the 500 and 1000 meters), the first 36 in the 150 in addition to the eight best runners.
The Italian team has landed in Turin and has undergone presented to Palatazzoli to hold the first workout in the early morning today. The blue team then moved to the headquarters of the Piedmont Region, where he attended in force (12 athletes convened in total, the orders of the technical Eric Bédard and Kenan Gouadec) the presentation of the event.
After six years, the World Cup short track back to Italy and Turin. But the exciting sport in short track goes back even after a memorable edition of the Winter Olympics in 2006, the Universiade 2007, however took place at the Palavela, and the European Championships in 2005 and 2009 (only the latter hosted by the Ice Palace Tazzoli). Events favorable to the colors of the house.
In his introductory remarks, the President of FISG, Giancarlo Bolognini, stressed the empathy between the city of Piedmont and short track. "Already at the time of the Games 2006 - his debut - we left a city enthusiastic and excellent results on the ice. We had nostalgia, but the reception was great, as well as the satisfaction of the International Federations come to Turin. Given the numbers of the event, which sees 259 participants from 42 different countries, will herald the races up in agony. " As for the performance of the Italian team, Bolognini is cautious: "The important thing is giving life to a four day absolutely outstanding sportsman."
Still another authoritative voice of the Italian Federation of Ice Sports, that of Sergio Anesi, stressed the honor to Turin and Italy to host a round of the World Cup so important in key Olympic. As for the blue team's hopes, both for Turin, but especially for Sochi, the head of the Federal sector sets a target speed: "This is the event where all the kids have watched since the beginning of this season. And the closer the event was positive, so as to ensure delivery of high quality Italian short track, as shown in Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010. " The Piedmontese authorities have also emphasized the desire for continuity of the regional capital in wanting to host the great sport. Stephen Gallo, city councilor for Sports pointed out: "The year 2006 was a driving force to continue the trend sporty. In these years we are paying back the trust and investment that the Federation has made of Turin. "
The President of the Olympic Committee of Piedmont, Franco Porqueddu, recalled the other hand, the great recent past of the city as a reservoir of samples of shoes. "Champions such as the Turin Fabio Carta and Marta Capurso, made us become a full member in the short track world. This group will be able to resume and surpass the achievements of the past. "
So, after an encouraging start to the season, there is nothing left to wait for the performance of the blue. Guided by bimedagliata the last two Olympics as Arianna Fontana and the other holding a metal (silver at the 2002 Games) which the expert Nicola Rodigari, the ambitious goal of the team is to point to EN plein " tickets "for the 2014 Sochi (Russia or bring in five men and many women).
These the Blues squad for the stage of Torino World Cup that will contend for the individual and pass relay for the Olympic Games in Sochi (short track 10 to 21 February 2014).
Yuri Confortola
Tommaso Dotti
Arianna Fontana
Anthony Lobello
Cecilia Maffei
Lucia Peretti
Edward Reggiani
Nicola Rodigari
Ylenia Tota
Martina Valcepina
David Viscardi
Elena Viviani
The full program of the event
Thursday, November 7 9:30:23:30 Qualifying Individual
9:30 to 23:30 Friday, November 8 Qualifiers individual and relay events ; ; ; ; , 1000 m (Ind.) & ndash , 3000 and 5000 m relay
Saturday, 9 November 1500 10:30-13 Qualifying Individual 500 m
13:50 Opening Ceremony
14-17 Semi-finals and finals in 1500 and 500 m
Sunday, 10 November 1000 m 11:30-13 Qualifying Individual
14-17:30 Semifinals and final 1000m, 3000m relay women's, men's 5000 m relay
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