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Troubled by the post-Olympic deadline and the three-week postponement due to a pandemic, the Montreal Short Track World Championships concluded, among the absences, a very long season-, The strikers Arianna Fontana and Pietro Sighel were absent, Italy has had to settle for a supporting role with some light.
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Protagonist at the Beijing Olympics in the 500 meters where he won the gold medal, the Hungarian Shaoang Liu succeeded in the "sweep" feat in the men's field, graduating world champions in the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters and in the overall ranking. Only the relay does not fly the Hungarian flag and sees South Korea on the top step of the podium taking its revenge, after the Silver medal of the Olympics, on Canada which has to be satisfied with the third step of the podium.
Luca Spechenhauser enters the final A and closes in seventh position in the 1500 meters while the relay has to give up due to a positive buffer from Davide Cassinelli.
In the women's field, the great protagonist is the South Korean Choi Min-jeong who wins the Gold medal in the 1000, 1500 meters and in the overall standings as well as in the Relay leaving only the 500 meters to Xandra Velzeboer while collecting five medals 'Silver the Canadian Kim Boutin.
With two out of four elements making their absolute debut on the world stage, the blue female relay made up of Cynthia Mascitto, Elisa Confortola, Gloria Ioriatti and Arianna Valcepina became the protagonist of a good race in Final A, finishing behind three powers such as Korea of the South, Canada and Holland. Final A and seventh place also for Cynthia Mascitto in the 1500 meters.
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