Speed ​​Skating - European Allround 2014
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Eventually he got the usual domain "orange" at the European speed skating. Hamar were crowned queen billed as Ireen Wüst and a brand new king: Jan Blokhuijsen. The whole stuffed by a final battle worthy of an epic typical of these northern latitudes. After the 2014 edition of the European Championships Allround speed skating, is therefore a double certainty for the second consecutive year is a feast for all the Netherlands.
Sunday 12 January 2014 10 minutes reading time
The Ice Arena in the small town in Norway has seen the laurels assigned to men and women the best of the old continent with two skaters oranje, so it is filled party for Blokhuijsen and Wüst. On the one hand, the most favored reigning Dutch does not pray is made and entered in the history of European skating, hitting his third continental title. And after the success of 2013 confirms once again the strongest in Europe. Silver, but well away from the winner, to compatriot Yvonne Nauta, while the third step of the podium climb Martina Sablikova, after a great comeback culminated in the decisive performance in its 5000 (only one of the three races not won by Wüst) . For Nauta came the first international medal in the Senior. The Czech champion, however, is the third bronze continental (which adds to the four gold medals in European honors).
Among men, however, the title "in absentia" Sven Kramer ends at another teammate who studies certainly from the original Heerenveen champion, having debunked the myth of the eternal second struck him for three years: silver which was duly subscriber since 2011. Blokhuijsen was only 24 years old and with this gold is the most important achievement of his career on the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi. I wonder if his first individual title at the international level does not give a further boost in anticipation of the Olympics.
The Europeans blues present in Norway, are closed without acute after a first day encouraging. The men get a pass for the World Allround in Heerenveen (22 to 23 March 2014) with Andrea Giovannini and Luca Stefani which are placed at number 15 and 16 of the general classification (needed to get in the first 18 to go to the next World Cup). Francesca Bettrone, however, concludes twentieth. This completes a championship without a lot of satisfaction and without qualification rainbow.
The second day began with women's 1500m, which saw Ireen Wüst lower the prestigious trio of victories. The two-time Olympic made her the third round in 1'54'' 87. Spaced on the podium Yuliya Skokova (1'57'' 02) and the young oranje Yvonne Nauta (1'57'' 28), yet at the podium in two days in Norway.
It was an exciting time, the 2'03'' 28 in the 1500 the only Italian in the race. With his trial, Francesca Bettrone had given advance goodbye to the chance to compete in the final round reserved for the top 8 after three tests. The Venetian closes in nineteenth place in the individual race distance. Remained 20th in the overall standings, which occupied the same position in the close yesterday, after the first round of races.
In 5000, then, Martina Sablikova crushed the competition, going, in fact, to take his place on the podium overall. The Olympic 2010 he won with his seasonal staff (6'58'' 13), still pulling the excellent Yvonne Nauta (silver in 6'59'' 32) and Wüst (7'03'' 40). Only the long-awaited fourth Claudia Pechstein.
The series all blue (the sixth in order of departure) of the 1,500 men did not bring good luck to the Italians. The two bishops tricolor, in fact, can not overcome the prohibitive examination that would have given him the opportunity to access the 10,000 meters with the top eight finishers. The 1'50'' 48 Andrea Giovannini conclusive applies to the partial 19th place. The mate Andrea Stefani national totals 1'50'' 64 to cover a kilometer and a half on the ice Vikingskipet Hamar: it will only 21th and fourth last.
The remedies of the blue, after an encouraging first day, they lose a position to both. Climb in the standings (after third round) in 14th and 15th place, overtaken by both Latvian Haralds Silovs although only 2 points from the last score useful to access the 10000m (the Dutchman de Vries). However it was a good test for Giovannini. The newcomer financier of Baselga di Pine also won the internal challenge with the expert Stefani. The latter, however, collect on the best finish in a career in European Allround.
In the same race, Koen Verweij had won in agility test in 1'45'' 93. The 23 year old from Alkmaar had reopened games for the gold general. On the distance, preceded the Polish Konrad Niedzwiedzki (1'46'' 16) and Zbigniew Brodka (1'46'' 19). Verweij has exploited so 1500 to pounce on top of the standings, thanks to the characteristics of less congenial Blokhuijsen and Bøkko (respectively ninth and sixth round).
In the final 10,000 meters, Bøkko shows a good 13'22'' 09 (then the fifth time on the distance). Thus, the final series sees its Blokhuijsen Verweij and contend for medals "heavy". The first check, which spans both the Norwegian again, and his compatriot in the final standings. The 13'07'' 22 earned him success in 10 thousand and winning the title European final. Verweij must be content with silver in both conditions. But the gap will total only six-tenths of a point after four races and two intense days of racing. The new champions of Europe will remember for a long time for these Championships gold. Especially if you were to draw a line on its final consecration.
FINAL OVERALL MALE (first positions and placements of the Italians)
1. Jan BLOKHUIJSEN (OLA) 149,196 points
2. Koen Verweij (OLA) 149 251
3. Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 149 894
4. Bart SWINGS (BEL) 150 272
5. Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR) 150 302
6. Renz Rotteveel (OLA) 150 842
7. Douwe de Vries (OLA) 151 479
8. Jan Szymanski (POL) 152 118
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14. GIOVANNINI Andrea (ITA) 113 073
15. Luke STEFANI 113 208
FINAL OVERALL FEMALE (first positions and placements of the Italians)
1. Ireen WÃœST (OLA) 159 736 points
2. Yvonne NAUTA (OLA) 162 253
3. Martina Sablikova (CEC) 162 559
4. Diane VALKENBURG (OLA) 163 120
5. Yulyia SKOKOVA (RUS) 163 605
6. GRAF Olga (RUS) 163 825
7. Claudia Pechstein (GER) 163 862
8. Marije Joling (OLA) 164 179
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20. Francesca BETTRONE (ITA) 125 853
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