Speed ​​Skating - Interview
Tribune News Service
Destined to win. & Nbsp; Andrea Giovannini, Trentino skater who lives a short distance from & rsquo; oval & nbsp; Baselga di Pin & eacute ;, you can & ograve; say that the ice has in its DNA. Born in 1993, & egrave; one of the pi & ugrave; promising talent emerging from the & nbsp; & nbsp speed skating; blue in these years of transition after the triumphs of the Games & nbsp; Torino 2006. Recognized unanimously that, from one season to you & egrave; facing in the category & nbsp; Senior & nbsp; after having erected a protagonist from Junior & ndash; in 2013, the & nbsp; World & nbsp; Collalbo, won the & rsquo; gold in the Team Pursuit, a silver in the 5,000 meters and the individual & nbsp; bronze rated Allround: no Italian had never been on the podium overall.
Saturday 29 November 2014 26 minutes reading time
But the growth of & rsquo; athlete registered with the yellow flame l & rsquo; led to a seal & ndash; unexpected although desirable in time - that the men's movement long awaited track from 2009: a victory in the World Cup after five years from & rsquo; last triumph of the champion Enrico Fabris.
Giovannini has indeed won the Mass Start - discipline that should enter the program in five circles - held in Seoul on Sunday. A successful net and force the fierce competition, which cos & Igrave; reported the tricolor on the podium pi & ugrave; top of the ISU World Cup. Well, last weekend & egrave; senz & rsquo; the other one pi & ugrave; memorable & ndash; so far - of his career. The Pinetano is a candidate overwhelmingly for a leading role internationally on the blades in long track. Meanwhile, there & rsquo; & egrave; much time to enjoy the first win and l & rsquo; entry into the group A & ndash; for the first time in his career - as part of the 5:10 thousand feet, after the brilliant results in the first two stages in Obihiro Asian and Seoul. At the gates there are the next two Cup races 2014-15 & ndash; 5 to 7 December in Berlin and the following weekend in Heerenveen & ndash; and l & rsquo; & egrave is blue; told Neveitalia. Revealing his expectations and programs in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. In 2018 plans to be all & rsquo; pinnacle of his career. And who knows & agrave ;, could enter his name after that of Fabris in key Olympic. There are four seasons to work and grow.
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Andrea, how do you see winning the Mass Start in Seoul using a & rsquo; optical pi & ugrave; wide? While & egrave; came the first joy among the & ldquo; big & rdquo ;, & pu ograve; be considered as the completion of a very satisfying career youth? Or is a basic startup?
& Laquo; I do not see it as an arrival. Perhaps more & ugrave; as a proof in the path we are taking and that lasts four years, towards the upcoming Winter Olympics. We are on the right track. Ed & egrave; That's why I like to call pi & ugrave; Another confirmation that a victory. I know I can still improve a lot in view of Pyeongchang and can not & ograve; be a point of arrival than hitherto & raquo ;.
His race Seoul & egrave; seemed built to perfection. He used a tactic well planned?
& Laquo; C & rsquo; was & rsquo; initial idea: try to make the first intermediate sprint to take some points and see how you could develop the race, focusing on strong final sprint. At the first sprint with the five escapees with me, I saw that the group did not react much. Then I talked with Linus Heidegger, l & rsquo; Austrian fleeing, he continued with me in & rsquo; extension. We went ahead in agreement without wasting too much energy. At least two laps to go I saw that he was quite tired and the group recover consciousness. Cos & Igrave; I decided to attack. & Egrave; went well and I was impressed by how I left the force. Ci & ograve; I d & agrave; even more & ugrave; confidence in myself and in my potentials & agrave; & raquo ;.
It was his fourth Mass Start in Senior Cup and made the center. Not bad.
& Laquo; Since I had already Junior & agrave; played more, but I was able to win more and differently. C & rsquo; it was only one intermediate sprint and turned 12 laps. From quest & rsquo; year there are fewer back & ndash; 16, Ed - and turns even interiors. Do the curves become much more & ugrave; difficult. Perci & ograve; are even more & ugrave; happy with the result & raquo ;.
When & egrave; the time in which you & egrave; said: & ldquo; Ok, ce l & rsquo; I did it! & rdquo ;?
& Laquo; I was sure to win only when I crossed the finish line. Perch & eacute; even when I unplugged the & rsquo; Austrian, I saw the group in recovery behind me. And the fear of being taken c & rsquo; & egrave; Always. From Junior, in fact, had suffered the previous year in which I passed in the last ten meters in a similar situation. Cos & Igrave ;, also in Seoul, five meters from & rsquo; arrival I was not sure to win. Luckily & egrave; went well & raquo ;.
And soon after & egrave; came his special dedication to mother Bruna.
& Laquo; S & Igrave ;. & Egrave; was toward her, my first thought. Unfortunately & egrave; disappeared in May because of an incurable disease. I think that in this victory, the fate and she would have put aside. And the credit for this success & egrave; even his. Perch & eacute; I put that in the race competitive nastiness exit out at the right time. Even for what & egrave; happened in recent months. I wanted to succeed and I want for her. My dream was his dream and I am sure like me to be happy with the results I'm having & raquo ;.
He wants to devote to someone else his triumph in Seoul?
& Laquo; No doubt my girlfriend Linda Bortolotti, that among the & rsquo; she and another flap & egrave; aggregated to the national team, but & egrave; pi & ugrave; young. & Egrave; was at my side during these difficult months. And have his closeness has helped me tremendously. In addition to her, and not just in sports, I have to thank my coaches and Giorgio Baroni Stefano Donagrandi. They too have supported me, helping me and spending time together during the period of my mother's illness. I often went with their bike just to vent. And I must say that their presence I & egrave; served much. Were fundamental in that period & raquo ;.
Speaking in general of the Mass Start, c & rsquo; & egrave; to say that & egrave; exciting both for those who follow both for those who dispute & hellip;
& Laquo; S & Igrave ;, & egrave; a really fun race. The contact group adds beauty to the Mass Start. The milestones and the final sprint are things that amuse us especially athletes. In a sport like skating in long track, where there are races in solitude, & egrave; something that really need much. Also to engage the public, which can not & ograve; help but have fun by his spettacolarit & agrave ;. Servir & agrave; to our sport & raquo ;.
What influence and usually implemented as a team player?
& Laquo; & Pu ograve; help a lot. For now the dispute and I Nicola Tumolero. And we have a & rsquo; excellent mutual understanding. First of all we are friends, having a year d & rsquo; et & agrave; of difference, we played the same level Junior Championships and c & rsquo; & egrave; Understanding on ice. We trust the & rsquo; s one & rsquo; another and have these qualities & agrave; Common medicines can not ograve; that help in a race like the Mass Start. Other nations, for example, have no such luck: there are athletes who are competing separately. Before the race we think of a tactic. Then, during the race, there are many variables and sudden & egrave; important understood quickly. For this I confirm that our friendship, respect and trust are the values ​​added & raquo ;.
In addition to the Mass Start what are the distances over which punter & agrave; strong in the present and in the future?
& Laquo; Senz & rsquo; another. Very point about 5000 meters & ndash; where he finished second to the first seasonal, in group B, ed - that are more remote & ugrave; congenial to my characteristics. The 10 000 are now as now, almost too long for me. In future arriver & ograve; to make them well. But certainly for this four-year, my distance strong & egrave; first. They are now also managed to qualify to enter the group A and I are guaranteed qualification & ndash; with the tenth place in the 10 thousand in Seoul & ndash; the next World Cup on Single Distance. Sar & agrave; very interesting to have the chance & agrave; & Ndash; gi & agrave; from Friday & Igrave; next in Berlin Cup & ndash; to start with the best. An effective way to measure my level right away. Sar & agrave; my first time with the big & raquo ;.
What do you expect from this new role that sees alongside pi & ugrave; strong? It ritaglier & agrave; a place in the races afternoon: sar & agrave; a & rsquo; else.
& Laquo; In addition to the opponents, c & rsquo; & egrave; a variant important: the audience. When competing the pi & ugrave; strong, of course, the stands are full and c & rsquo; & egrave; pi & ugrave; below. You can & ograve; give a greater charge. Then know that you have a direct confrontation with champions such as Sven Kramer and others, will spur further and prove us & ograve; you're worth. This & egrave; just another step in the path leading to Pyeongchang. Where bill to arrive giocandomela with the best & raquo ;.
Actually & agrave ;, for & ograve ;, in Berlin will not be & agrave; its the first time that garegger & agrave; with pi & ugrave; big & hellip ;.
& Laquo; S & Igrave ;, in fact & egrave; gi & agrave; success at the Olympics in Sochi (where participant & ograve, 5000, ed.) Surely & egrave; was a & rsquo; experience that I serve & agrave; lot for 2018. I have already & agrave; could understand what are the games, touching hands with l & rsquo; Olympic atmosphere. In four years potr & agrave; help senz & rsquo; another to stay longer & ugrave; quiet. In any case will know & ograve; gi & agrave; what to expect and will not have & ograve; the voltage of the first time & raquo ;.
We speak of the life of you long track skaters. Unfortunately you are used to being away from home for a long time by choice, but by & rsquo; Italy also needs & agrave ;?
& Laquo; Yes, for example we were in retreat in Inzell, Germany, until the end of October to train on the ice. Com & rsquo; & egrave; known, in Italy we do not have an indoor track, so we are forced to go elsewhere out of the winter season. L & rsquo; we did before we left for the & rsquo; Cup debut & ndash; the 14th of this month in Obihiro & ndash; because & eacute; the weather did not allow to train well all & rsquo; & eacute ;. ring Pin It was raining and train on the ice when it rains & egrave; completely different compared to skate on an ice covered for the World Cup. The results, although we had had to move pi & ugrave; Sometimes, you have seen it anyway. Ma & egrave; precisely for this reason that you can have an indoor track in Italy is fundamental in order to grow & raquo ;.
Thinking about us & ograve; that & egrave; arrived in & rsquo; last year despite these difficulties & agrave; logistics, the prominence of the results might make things better?
& Laquo; L & rsquo; & egrave last victory; was mine, but we think of Francesca Lollobrigida & ndash; Cup winning specialty & agrave; 2013-2014 Women's Mass Start & ndash; and Mirko Giacomo Nenzi, finished a year ago on the podium Cup in the 1000 meters in Astana, I hope will serve to give a little & rsquo; prominence and to improve the situation. I repeat: pi & ugrave; it goes on and pi & ugrave; & Egrave; essential to have an indoor track. Compete with other nations, who have at least one track always available, it becomes really difficult.
A steady improvement over time, his. On what has worked in & rsquo; last period?
& Laquo; My technical course, since I was in the Junior category, you & egrave; carried out always and consistently from year to year. Dall & rsquo; last year to now, I think the improvement is mainly due to the pre-season. Technicians Baroni and Donagrandi, I know very well why & eacute; follow me for years. For the future, however, I think I can still improve on a technical level. For this to have an indoor track becomes fundamental. The skating that takes place in the tracks of Cup & egrave; other than that you can & ograve; have all & rsquo; open Baselga where ice & egrave; pi & ugrave; slow. Also I have to work even in the muscles in the coming years. Working with gradualit & agrave ;, as I'm doing now, I am confident that potr & ograve; go high. We have four years to do so & raquo ;.
How things change between an indoor and outdoor workout?
& Laquo; Not & egrave; very different. But skating at a speed & agrave; top goes to bring some changes to uploads. It then gets more & ugrave; struggling to run the same distance made to speed & agrave; higher than a track & Outdoors; open, with the ice pi & ugrave; slow and with a & rsquo; gait minor. For example, can I do the rounds in 5000 with a rate of 30 seconds. A Baselga I have to set the pace otherwise, why & eacute; if they are all & rsquo; open & agrave already know; that will turn & ograve; pi & ugrave; slower than a second. So standardize the preparation & egrave; important for strength & raquo ;.
Inevitable to mention the excellent comparison with a large skating world. After five years without a victory for a blue, & egrave; defined the possible successor Enrico Fabris. A comparison risky?
& Laquo; The comparison fills me with pleasure and confidence. Enrico Fabris & egrave; the source d & rsquo; inspiration for any athlete who has skated Italian or skating on ice. So can not & ograve; that be an honor and I aspire to retrace his tracks and his achievements. His & egrave; blue and the staff follows the B team, so there are times when we share the ice. Surely his opinion & egrave; always important for us athletes. Then, for & ograve ;, are certainly different from him and I would be more & ugrave; that the new Fabris, only Andrea Giovannini & raquo ;.
Among the companies Olympic Fabris, c & rsquo; & egrave; was l & rsquo; gold with Anesi, Donagrandi and Sanfratello in & rsquo; team pursuit. Just that race & egrave; was the biggest regret of Sochi, with the failure to qualify. Today she & egrave; the backbone to rebuild a group?
& Laquo; & Egrave; a race historically favorable all & rsquo; Italy. We accepted the defeat of & rsquo; last year and we aim everything in sight of Pyeongchang. There have been changes from & rsquo; last year: Matteo Anesi stopped skating, but arrived as new athletes Tumolero Nicola and Andrea Stefani that will help us a lot to grow, as well as Luca Stefani. Then maybe Nenzi will start & agrave; to engage in these four years. In the first season we came seventh, but we know that they were committed errors. We can for & ograve; worth at least fifth place worldwide, surpassing teams that ended in front as Japan and Austria. We're slowly putting in place, but we all & rsquo; s Team Pursuit really care. We also know that & egrave; a race in which treat the details as changes mean recover many tenths at lap & raquo ;.
How he spends his free time?
& Laquo; I must say that I live skating are 360 ​​& deg; and I will dedicate & ograve; only quest & rsquo; activity & agrave; for now. Then, hobby I have, but I am absolutely focused on the ice. My free time is dedicated to always sporting commitments. I try different sports because & eacute; I'm in love. The bike I really like, I always go there even beyond the & agrave; workout and I think not forsake & ograve; ever. Then for & ograve; c & rsquo; & egrave; always skating see it also as a hobby: even though the workouts are tough, I enjoy a lot to skate & raquo ;.
Trentino, your native land, offers many climbs. It prefers to anyone in particular?
& Laquo; I like all the climbs in general and here around Baselga di Pin & eacute; there are so many. I like to address in particular the pace of Manghen: over 20 km long and we enjoy it even in training & raquo ;.
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