Speed SkatingSpeed Skating - CdM ad Astana
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After the appropriate interval, due to the long and arduous journey in America, the World Cup speed skating starts from Kazakhstan. The caravan of the ice was in fact transferred to the Asian country, where tomorrow we will therefore stagonale the third stage which will run until December 2.
Thursday 28 November 2013 4 minutes reading time
In the Kazakh capital Astana on the bill is the penultimate chance for the contenders to qualify for the Olympic Games in Sochi.
One of the novelties compared to recent events in Calgary and Salt Lake City, is represented by the only chance of qualifying for the Olympic 5000 meters women and 10,000 men. Right on the longest distance for women there waiting for Francesca Lollobrigida. The blue fresh Italian record holder in the 3000, immediately try to get among the top 16 in Sochi. Francesca Bettrone, however, has shown good progress on the shortest distance of the program (500), but his placings do not yet provide a safe place for the Games in February 2014.
Among males, attention focused mainly on Mirko James Nenzi, unique blue inserted in Division A (in 1000), but will try to improve its ranking on the 500 and 1500 to avoid disappointment last moment. Looking for confirmation specialists over long distances, Cignini Marco and Luca Stefani. Their chances of going to Sochi must pass from Astana.
In total, there will be six Italians engaged all'Alau Ice Palace of the Kazakh capital, accompanied by head coach Stephen Donagrandi. It is not program the team pursuit, which will be repeated next weekend in Berlin (6-8 December). '' It will be the only other opportunity for both Team Pursuit Italian to detach the Olympic pass.
These Blues squad: girls Francesca Francesca Lollobrigida and Bettrone, while the men will be on the ice Marco Cignini, Jan Daldossi, James Nenzi and Mirko Luca Stefani.
The men's overall standings after two rounds:
Shani 38 points
Koen Verweij (Ola) 27
Kjeld Nuis (Ola) 23
The general classification of women:
Heather Richardson (USA) 37.5 points
Ireen Wüst (Ola) 32
Sang-Hwa Lee (Cor) 26
The program and Italians in the race in the first day of competition, Friday, November 29 .. The races (Italian time) of Division A will be visible on the official channel live streaming Isu: http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/isu/site/index.html.
8:30 500m women's first round Division B (Bettrone)
8:52 5000m Women Division B (Lollobrigida)
10:48 1500m Men Division B (L. Stefani, J. Daldossi, Nenzi)
13:00 500m women's first round Division A
13: 38 women's 5000m Division A
14:46 1500m Men Division A
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