Speed ​​Skating - Final CdM in Heerenveen
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Everything as expected. Shani Davis and Heather Richardson defend themselves in order to graduate winners of the overall World Cup speed skating in 2014. So here comes the double American. A double joy that serves to soften so their season marred by the failure Olympics. The U.S. are having a party in the last stage of Heerenveen, thanks to their two champions. Fast, smart and experienced in exploiting the first half of the season over the top, but fell unexpectedly with the onset of the new year. The Grand World Cup win over five long months, from having to manage at best. They did both and, in the Netherlands, have the honor to happen in the gold to Jorrit Bergsma and Ireen Wüst, winners in 2013.
Sunday 16 March 2014 12 minutes reading time
For the two U.S. is the first overall title, even if they are not novices. Davis has ten cups of specialty palmares (divided between 1000 and 1500), while Richardson (who will celebrate 25 years in four days) has already triumphed on three occasions, always ranking in 1000. Therefore, a successful general at random for both overall and deserved.
In between, the Dutch have found some really extraordinary months in 2014. The confirmation came today, the last day of the Finals disputatesi in the temple of the track than the Thialf Arena. As many as four of the five races have ended with oranje. All arrive by women and men rush as Ireen Wüst, Jorrit Bergsma, Jan Smeekens and Team Pursuit female. It is not a coincidence that all of them have also made a clean sweep of medals in Sochi 2014.
In the Dutch party, however, Russia has written a piece of gold, as was the case on Saturday. About Olga Fatkulina. The sprinter mockery own Heather Richardson (giving her a displeasure at the beginning of the day) in the series final of the 500 meters. The Russian won the sprint race and won the Coppa specialty in head to head that saw her paired with the American after yesterday's race (both were steady at 381 points). He arrived the first cup in his career for the 24 year old Chelyabinsk, which this year was finally consecrated as a champion on ice.
37'' 86'' 38 clearly beats Fatkulina 04 Richardson, in the 500 meters final which saw the collapse of the American ambitions. Who finished third. It should be remembered, however, that the duel was played with a significant absence in the Finals. That the dominatrix and world record holder over the distance: Lee Sang-Hwa, not presented itself in Heerenveen as well as his entire team.
Great excitement for the second place of the immortal Jenny Wolf, in his last race in his career at 35 years of age. The emotion and the special ceremony, complete with a plaque and shoes hanging on a nail, are all for his final effort. The German retires after 15-year career after 10 cups of specialty (6 in 500) the result of 61 career victories in the World Cup (it is the third most successful athlete all-time) and top scorer of career points (over 13 thousand!). In short, it stops more than a piece of history of speed skating. And the final two podium finishes (bronze is also in the Cup of the 500) are part of a fitting tribute to her.
The 1000 meters women decided everything that was left to be decided in one fell swoop: the overall World Cup and specialty. In both cases, Richardson was in the difficult position of having to check without mistakes to avoid losing control in both rankings. The American uninspiring on the ice, but use your head and rejoice. His fifth place Partial helps to win both trophies.
The battery last duel with compatriot Bowe promised to be exciting. Richardson is behind her all the two and a half laps of the track. Both remain in the running to win up to 600 meters only partial, but both give ground in the last round, giving the go-ahead to victory and points (heavy for the championship) in Wüst and companions oranje. The Olympic silver medalist also won his last individual race Cup (they're totally in her super season). And it does it in style, with the record of the track (1'14'' 63). A joy that sends solluchero cheering of the audience already Thialf Arena, which also enjoys the first hat-trick of the weekend. Silver is Margot Boer (1'14'' 92) while the bronze if he wins the emerging talent Lotte van Beek (1'15'' 09).
The 500-meter men decided on the title away with the duel twin-Michel Ronald Mulder. The check Ronald after his second place in the series final behind-mate Jan Smeekens (34'' 78). Mulder comes back to 11 cents by the winner, but celebrates the Cup of specialty after a great comeback on the twin Michel, accomplished in the last week.
No battery last with the two Dutch brothers. The game will decide the cup before, with Michel on the ice paired with the blue Mirko James Nenzi. The Italian rival puts pressure on the "competitor", jumped ahead in terms of points after winning the first series: it will, but his time (34'' 94) is not enough to reopen games (close and, third). Nenzi has a slow start (9'' 96 to 100), but his progression to the 100 does better (25'' 4 on lap), making it close to 35'' 45. The Netherlands (34'' 94) is impregnable to the Venetian, also slower than 25 cents on the race yesterday, addressed in the outside lane. And that earned him a good ninth place: Nenzi recedes so in 13th place.
David Bosa ending his World Cup 16th place with a time of 35'' and 74 (25.7 part in the last 400m). The Trentino region of the Golden Flame improves performance yesterday of 11 cents and remains at levels substantially Vintage (including Olympics). But above all, gives encouragement to a possible next season as a protagonist. On his side is definitely age: still needs to make 22 years. Will only improve.
The last test of the bottom marks the final consecration of Jorrit Bergsma. The sample in 2013 (also in the Cup overall) remains the king of the long distances by printing the final seal in the 5000 meters. The Olympic gold medalist in the preceding 10 thousand in 6'13'' 80 compatriot Jan Blokhuijsen and Russian Aleksandr Rumyantsev. The stamp on the cup was obviously his specialty (with three wins out of six trials) and never questioned the weekend underway due to the forfeit of Sven Kramer from last week onwards. Of course, the one between Bergsma and the champion of Heerenveen will be one of the duels "pending" hottest of 2015.
In the women's Team Pursuit, inevitably triumphs Holland trio which we call "fast, but not owner" composed by van Beek, Leenstra and de Vries. The oranje offer the ultimate gold fans of skating enthusiasts, with a time of 2'59'' 65. Beat Poland, as silver at the Winter Games in February, separated by almost two seconds. Bronze to Japan. Even the specialty Cup went to the Dutch.
OVERALL WORLD CUP (first positions)
1. Shani Davis (USA) 95.50 punti2. Koen Verweij (Ola) 67 503. Jorrit BERGSMA (Ola) 50 004. Michel MULDER (Ola) 49 255. Denis YUSKOV (Rus) 43 006. Denny Morrison (CAN) 40.00
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39. Mirko Nenzi James 8:00
WOMEN
1. Heather RICHARDSON (USA) 108.25 punti2. Ireen Wüst (Ola) 99 003. Brittany BOWE (USA) 82 504. FATKULINA Olga (Rus) 75 505. Lotte van Beek (Ola) 67 506. Martina Sablikova (WCC) 62.00
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17. Francesca LOLLOBRIGIDA 20:00
FINAL STANDINGS SPECIALTY (first positions)
500 meters women
1. FATKULINA Olga (Rus) 960 punti2. Heather RICHARDSON (USA) 9153. Jenny Wolf (GER) 8034. LEE Sang-Hwa (Cor) 7005. Nao Kodaira (Jpn) 6376. Margot BOER (Ola) 493
5000/10000m men
1. Jorrit BERGSMA (Ola) 500 punti2. Patrick BECKERT (Ger) 3113. Sven Kramer (Ola) 3004. Sverre Lunde Pedersen (Nor) 2655. Jan BLOKHUIJSEN (Ola) 263
1000m Women
1. Heather RICHARDSON (USA) 555 punti2. Brittany BOWE (USA) 5003. FATKULINA Olga (Rus) 3524. Lotte van Beek (Ola) 3135. Margot BOER (Ola) 311
500m men
1. Ronald Mulder (Ola) 782 punti2. Michel MULDER (Ola) 7283. Jan Smeekens (Ola) 6554. MO Tae-Bum (Cor) 5275. Artyom KUZNETSOV (Rus) 471
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20. Mirko James Nenzi 18531. David BOSA 53
Team Pursuit Women
1. HOLLAND 450 punti2 . POLAND 3153. JAPAN 2854. CANADA 280 5. KOREA 160
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11. ITALY 71
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