Speed ​​Skating - CdM in Berlin
Francesco A. Armillotta
It could have been much better than the Italian speed skating, but the signs of recovery after the oxen, there are. The final weekend of the World Cup ends as it was started by the Italian long track. Who was already confirmed and rejected virtually Olympic athletes who were out. The ice of the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Berlin has proved to be a little fast for almost all of the skaters in search of Olympic pass. And an improvement after the first three stages of the Cup. Almost inevitable judgments, somehow, already predictable. The technicians Baroni and Donagrandi lead to the 2014 Sochi four men (Mirko Nenzi, Matteo Anesi, Bosa David and Andrea Giovannini) and two women (Francesca Lollobrigida and Yvonne Daldossi).
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In detail, the budget of the third day sees the certainty of the pass for two other Italians. A Nenzi Mirko (who qualified for the 500 meters today, after 100 to 1500), were added Andrea Giovannini (in 5000) and David Bosa (500).
Huge disappointment for the team pursuit women, able to break down the Italian record in the season, but stayed out of the Games. This is the first time since it was introduced the team competition at the Olympic Winter Games (2006), that Italy did not even bring his own team.
The trio of Italy (Francesca Bettrone, Paola and Francesca Lollobrigida Simionato) would be "enough" to beat the 2'59'' 47 Norway, ranking eighth in the Olympic and hope not to be gradually overtaken. Difficult task, since almost prohibitive eve, established the low grip track in Berlin. So it was and Team Pursuit Italy has closed its evidence in 3'08'' 73. Last place and time trial world away from 3'00'' 83 in Salt Lake City (Italian records). Lollobrigida, Bettrone and Simionato not succeed in the race won by the Netherlands (2'58'' 19) in front of the emerging Poland and Korea.
Happy notes from 500 Division A. With a performance in line with its recent progress Mirko James Nenzi. The Venetian concludes his trial in 35.37 failing to improve as 6 cents over two days before and ending half a second gold. The performance earned him a best finish in the standings (13th against 15th to Friday). Nenzi gets a major achievement. With 18 points earned in his latest work in Berlin, the Venetian has earned the security of remaining in group A (in the 500 and also in 1000), when the World Cup will resume after the Universiade, World Cup sprint and Olympic Games. He is the only Italian who has earned this privilege in the course of the season.
Andrea Giovannini, however, will be tasked to begin the flag sull'Adler Arena in Russia. The financier of Baselga di Pine will not have fellow countrymen in the same race. He is the only blue qualified for the Olympic 5000 meters, the first race in the program (February 8) in five circles of ice skating. Luca Stefani can not do it, the first assault in the 5000 Cup, which is below the limit set for the Olympics (6'33'' 00). He stops at 6'38'' 78 and must say goodbye to the chance to take its second Winter Olympics in his career. Verdict safe also because of the exclusion of the chase men's team, where he could find a place in the team.
In the 500 B Division, celebrated the qualification to the 2014 Sochi also David Bosa. The twenty-one of Trento will take part, along with Nenzi, 500 Olympic, the fruit of his 40th (and last valid) square in the rankings. In the race to Berlin, Bosa has not gone beyond the 16th position, with a time of 36.42. But what mattered was that nobody did better than scored 35.28 in Salt Lake City has been good for his time Sochi.
After the joy of yesterday, with the qualification in the 500, can not get the double Olympic Yvonne Daldossi. The South Tyrolean not find the pass in 1000. The 1'20'' 78 does not allow it to exceed the limit (1'18'' 50) to return to the list and worth the 15th place in Division B.
Moving on to the big races, wowed the duel throughout Asia in the second series of 500. He won the Korean Tae-Bum Mo 34.87. A matter of milliseconds (two) that have earned their first victory of the season. Mocked for a pittance Japanese Joji Kato. Bronze for Michel Mulder (34.94), victorious in the first round of last Friday.
In 5000 without the champion Sven Kramer, the victory goes to Holland anyway. It takes advantage Jorrit Bergsma (6'14'' 82) to the first win of the season after a second and a third place on the distance (in Calgary and Salt Lake City). The oranje above compatriot Jan Blokhuijsen and Korean Seung-Hoon Lee.
In the 1000 Division A female, Heather Richardson wins hands down the duel with the other absolute star of the U.S. team, Brittany Bowe. The 1'14'' 51 Cup leader allows the general space of 91 cents Bowe and 98 bronze Olga Fatkulina.
The next round of the World Cup will be Isu Inzell, Germany, 7 to 9 March 2014 for the fifth stage of the season. At that point, however, did not fight even more for the Olympics.
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