Speed ​​Skating - 2014 Sochi
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Certified the legend of the Dutch speed skating team at the 2014 Sochi, only the seals are more conclusive to enter the Olympic annals. The purpose of the Team Pursuit final round of the Olympic program could be considered as the icing on the cake of an Olympics to monotinta orange. The way to get to EN plein team is much more than cast. So both the team pursuit women is that men go on smoothly on the path to the allocation of securities (tomorrow from 14:30 Italian). The males (Kramer, Verweij Blokhuijsen) To qualify for the final for the gold award if the will against the world vice-champions of Korea. The girls, however, earn their semi-final (scheduled for tomorrow, with the final) but doing something more: ter Mors, van Beek and Wüst pass the turn also reducing the old Olympic record. Premises which confirm the values ​​shown on the ice in the past, magical two weeks.
Friday 21 February 2014 10 minutes reading time
The Dutch men advance with a team to embarrass the competition to a gold that could only lose only for exceptional events. Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij and Jan Blokhuijsen (together have collected four medals at the Games in 2014) are the best in the semifinals on the unfortunate Poland. Predictable Dutch rule against the team bronze at the World Cup, with the "stoic" Bródka in training: This is the only to have won a gold medal at the Adler Arena, not of Dutch nationality, in the 1500 meters. It is not enough to have the Olympic champion, because the trio oranje has dominated the 8 laps of the oval Olympic. It seemed awfully easy to make the 3'40'' 79 which has almost double the capacity of the Polish team, who finished 11'' 29 by the victors. A race with no history, never hovering, literally slices made by the Dutch, always able to turn between 26 and 27 seconds per lap.
In the other semifinal, it was expected balance. And so it went. Between Korea and Canada, the sprouting Asians. But for more than half the race, Denny Morrison of Canada caressed the second consecutive final after the gold in Vancouver 2010. Then, four laps from the end, Korea was placed in front until the closing time of 3'42'' 32. Joo-Hyong Jun, Kim Cheol-Min and Lee Seung-Hon will be the anti-Holland in the last act. And judging by the time obtained (3'42'' 32), it seems the right epilogue, between values ​​(within the limits of the forecast) would be equivalent.
Previously, the quarter-final men had started respecting the odds. In the remake of the 2010 Olympic final, Canada had made her, removing an illustrious victim: the U.S.. The trio of Giroux, Makowski and Morrison (the same team last Olympic gold) had beaten the United States since from the start. Canadians give yet another disappointment to the Americans, never able to place an athlete on the podium at the 2014 Sochi Olympics speed skating and great disappointment. Canada exceeds the turn without too much difficulty finishing the test in 3'43'' 30. But the sensational news is different: for the first time in his career, the U.S. star Shani Davis was forced to close the winter Olympics without a medal around his neck.
South Korea finalist, had previously already hinted could play a role in the first part. Asians had in fact missed the Olympic record for less than a second. The trio Joo, Kim and Lee concluded the quarter-final against Russia in 3'40'' 84: time trial proved very close to the best day of Holland.
The fourth was more balanced measure what he saw Poland and Norway. Uncertainty Over the Polish route with the third to last lap, but after that northerners had led the race but did not accumulate a margin of safety. Time well below the record made in the semi-final performance: 3'42'' 78. The Norwegians have struggled, finishing at 41 cents, for an arrival from chills that took away a lot of energy to the Poles.
The phenomena of shoes Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij and Jan Blokhuijsen, world champions in 2013 just at the Adler Arena, had since the eve of important goals on the horizon: to give to their nation's first Olympic gold medalist, confirmed the strongest team in the world and, if possible, print a trial record. The quarters immediately put in the clear possibility oranje. The formidable trio Dutch. "Just" a 3'44'' 88 to demolish France (the team who qualified with the last time limit available).
In the women's race, absent Germany (always first in the two previous Olympics and blatantly out after qualifying) the Dutch skaters had the same "mission" of their male colleagues. Even the Oranje team are called to consolidate a domain but never kissed dall'alloro Olympic (the team pursuit is the only program in five circles from Turin 2006). Even in this case, the march to the title seems really obvious outcome.
Today, unlike men, they were the only program in the quarterfinals. Now the Russian enhance the disappointed (for the knockout male) home crowd, taking a semi-final after overcoming the world and Olympic primatiste of Canada, with a team now on Sunset Boulevard. The trio homemade undergoes the first five rounds Canadians, accumulating a disadvantage over the second. Graf, Lobisheva and Skokova overturn the values, also because of the disunited Christine Nesbitt and companions, and above the 53 cents rivals. Final time in Russia, 3'01'' 53.
Poland eliminates Norway, just as happened in the men's quarter-final. This time, however, women do not give any chance to the rivals. The Norwegian detached close to 3 seconds trio Polish (Bachleda - Curus, Czerwonka, Zlotkowska), a trio candidate in the medals, because they are already able to get on the podium in the World Cup twice in three seasons. In the third semifinal Japan has the better of Korea rather easily in 3'03'' 99.
The last quarter was on board the fascinating challenge the United States-Netherlands. after elimination of U.S. men, could be the last chance for the U.S., they also dry medals in Sochi. Undertaking too, because they are found in North America on track to challenge the entire podium of 1500 a few days ago: Jorien Ter Mors (committed by there a few two hours in the quarter finals of the 1000 meters, but short track!) Lotte van Beek and Ireen Wüst. Win with ease over time stratospheric 2'52'' 68 and Olympic record (previous 3'' 01 "24 of Canada in Torino 2006.) An ad net to the other suitors this team, as well as that of men, is almost unbeatable.
See here the complete official results.
Tomorrow, therefore, Adler Arena and the Games in 2014 will see the allocation of breaking the speed skating medals. In order we will start with the women's semifinals (Japan-Netherlands-Poland and Russia) and the finals for the men (Holland-Korea for the gold and the bronze for Canada-Poland). A close races for the medals female.
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