Speed ​​Skating - Final Cabinet meeting in Erfurt (GER)
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Close well for the color blue & nbsp; Finals World Cup 2014-2015 & nbsp; a & nbsp; Erfurt. On the ice of & rsquo; oval German dedicated to the champion of speed skating & nbsp; Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann & nbsp; comes l & rsquo; acute dell & rsquo; blue & nbsp; Francesca Lollobrigida, & nbsp; third & nbsp; in & rsquo; last & nbsp; Mass Start & nbsp; seasonal dominated by Martina S & aacute; blikov & aacute ;. To & nbsp; male, a few minutes more & ugrave; Later, & nbsp; & nbsp Andrea Giovannini, not on the podium in the final race, but wins a prestigious & nbsp; bronze & nbsp; in & nbsp; the final classification of specialty & agrave ;.
Sunday 22 March 2015 38 minutes reading time
A highly anticipated result, because & eacute; reports an Italian skater on a podium in a Cup overall individual competition. L & rsquo; last he had managed in & rsquo; enterprise was Enrico Fabris, third in the final ranking of 5 and 10 thousand meters in 2008.
The sixth Mass Start Women & egrave; Martina went to S & aacute; blikov & aacute ;, dominatrix after an irresistible inspiration lonely, that & rsquo; led her to lead the ranking with 68 points. But the good news came from Francesca Lollobrigida, third at the finish thanks to 25 points early in the final sprint only by Japanese Nana Takagi (second with 40). L & rsquo; blue runs with great confidence and won the first intermediate sprint (fourth round) in front of the German Kraus. The second sprint rewards Heather Richardson before Martina S & aacute; blikov & aacute ;. The Czech champions solo flight test on lap nine and passes overhead in the sprint of the twelfth round, continuing his forcing. The pursuers raise the white flag officially to minus three and lets her d & rsquo; fly away. But the fight goes crazy for the remaining positions on the podium. The 24 year old Roman is played all in the final sprint centering the second place & ndash; sprint - behind Nana Takagi. The 20 points earned in the final sprint allow the skater of & rsquo; Air Force to find the third podium in the World Cup after winning a year ago at the Finals of Heerenveen and second place in 2013 in Inzell. A positive end to the season, since & eacute; his best finish in the race line in 2014-15 was a double seventh place in the Mass Start in Berlin and Hamar.
The Canadian Ivanie Blondin & ndash; Early in the sprint of & rsquo; last lap just from & rsquo; Italian - runs on defense and manages to win the Cup specialty & agrave; very disappointed in front of the Dutch Irene Schouten (466 against 432 endpoints). Third l & rsquo; omnipresent S & aacute; blikov & aacute ;, while Francesca Lollobrigida gives the title won in 2014, but it goes back up to sixth place in the ranking.
Less luck for the Italian colors, but the bearer of great satisfaction & egrave; Also the Mass Start Men. Race & ldquo; small number & rdquo; and without the gi & agrave; sample distance Lee, remained in Korea. There are & ograve; 13 of the 20 best placed in Cup standings, ahead of & rsquo; s latest effort of the group of the season. At the start c & rsquo; s were & rsquo; Italy & ndash; with Andrea Giovannini and Nicola Tumolero & ndash ;, Holland & ndash; with Arjen Stroetinga and Jorrit Bergsma & ndash ;, Austria and Germany were the only teams with two elements. One factor & ldquo; double & rdquo; which affected relatively on & rsquo; progress of the test of 16 rounds won by Belgian & ldquo; & rdquo solitary; Bart Swings.
Immediately, for & ograve ;, the Germans put on the shields with Weber won the first sprint on lap four. Then, the 21 year old Giovannini takes over the reins of the group and sprints to first all & rsquo; eighth lap. Later tries Jorrit Bergsma & ndash; not new to decisive action from afar & ndash; but & egrave; closely followed by & rsquo; another blue Nicola Tumolero, which stops the attempt by the Dutch champion. Go away, however a group of four elements, which pass all & rsquo; last sprint, in & rsquo; order Swings, Lunde Pedersen and Bergsma same. L & rsquo; blue loses a few meters from the three and expects the returning teammate Giovannini to close the hole: an operation that will fail & agrave ;. The advantage of the trio & egrave; wide and play the final victory in & rsquo; last sprint. Vince Bart Swings, surpassing Bergsma in the last few meters. Third & egrave; Lunde Pedersen. Giovannini it fails to defend the second place overall & ndash; the first was already & agrave; Lee & ndash; and concludes the Mass Start of Erfurt in fifth place. Tumolero closes twelfth. Unfortunately Giovannini is exceeded in the general ranking by Swings, returned to victory after two years. A little disappointment that does not erase certainly the & rsquo; & agrave entity; dell & rsquo; enterprise boy registered with the yellow flame.
The final ranking of the Grand World Cup women & ndash; or the general classification of Cup & ndash; rewards l & rsquo; last part of the season phenomenal Heather Richardson. The 27 year old American conquest cos & Igrave; the second title after the triumph of last year defending very well from & rsquo; assault of the other two candidates Martina S & aacute; blikov & aacute; and Brittany Bowe. L & rsquo; rotellista former native of North Carolina prevails for just 99 points difference & ndash; 1195 1096 against the Czech & ndash; and ascribes his name alongside the king in the masculine Pavel Kulizhnikov, gi & agrave; mathematically sample after the first day of finals.
Here are the other races that decided the final verdicts are still pending before the Finals played at Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann-Halle.
In the 3000 meters women, comes the & rsquo; seal yet another winner Martina S & aacute; blikov & aacute ;. Gi & agrave; Safe exult (because the & rsquo; absence of Ireen Wü; st, l & rsquo; unique potential to overcome) the primacy, has hit the ninth consecutive win on long distances & ndash; 3000 and 5000 meters & ndash; in the final of the World Cup. An absolute record ever managed to none & rsquo; other athlete. The 27 year old native of & # 271; & aacute; r nad S & aacute; zavou ends happily season, winning the & rsquo; last test by seven and a half turns on & rsquo; oval in Thuringia and then repeating the Mass Start. Final time of the 3000 courses from plurimedagliata & ndash; Allround last world champion - in the Czech Republic: 4 & rsquo; 04 & rsquo; & rsquo; 36. Which closes the season touching share 36 successes in the World Cup in his enviable career.
On the podium for the second time this season and career at the individual level in the cup, also l & rsquo; Dutch Marije Joling. The 27 year-old Assen closes in second position 4 & rsquo; 05 & rsquo; & rsquo; 64. Third one & rsquo; other rider of the team oranje, Diane Valkenburg (4 & rsquo; 07 & rsquo; & rsquo; 85). The 30 year old is back among the best three in the Cup after more than two years and denies the satisfaction of the podium all & rsquo; idol Claudia Pechstein, fourth in the second and 29 in third place. It consoler & agrave; with second place in the general classification.
The second series of 500 meters to remember the women & rsquo; battery last between giants. Ends 37 & rsquo; & rsquo; 77 versus 37 & rsquo; & rsquo; 97 and decreed the victory over compatriot Heather Richardson Brittany Bowe. And as in the first series of Saturday, & egrave; two finish for the US. In addition, the Richardson finds its fourth consecutive victory over the distance, confirming its 2015 lightning. Podium identical to that of the World Single Distances of February.
Gi & agrave; because & eacute; in addition to the US unreachable, does double party the Japanese Nao Kodaira, third in 38 & rsquo; & rsquo; 49. The third place and worth cos & Igrave; also the title of seasonal 500. His run is & egrave; cos & Igrave; completed in respect of & rsquo; former leader until & rsquo; last race, Lee Sang-Hwa. The Korean lost cos & Igrave; the head of the list because & eacute; had given up & ndash; cos & Igrave; as both national teams & ndash; trip to Germany. Salt on top of the podium at the first Kodaira & ndash; between l & rsquo; another winner - in an overall ranking of the World Cup ISU. The Japanese, 28, had won only one race, the first series of 500 in Seoul last November., Adding five seconds and two third places. The & egrave; enough to win a tally of 926 against 880 of Lee. Richardson in the third portion 710
L & rsquo; blue Yvonne Daldossi closes in 39 & rsquo; & rsquo; 25, peaking at 12eimo place. For l & rsquo; South Tyrol it is still the sixth fastest lap of response & rsquo; year, definitely better than the 39 & rsquo; & rsquo; 42 got yesterday. Also equaled his best career season in Division A. Surely the 23 year-old of Forestry & egrave; was the best since its debut in the World Cup. At his age & agrave; pu & ograve; still have a lot to say in & rsquo; universe of sprinter.
He was very open to challenge for the title of the 1000 meters women. Three skaters in the race for the & rsquo; laurel best specialist 2014-2015 on the distance: the leader, the Chinese Li Qishi, l & rsquo; Dutch Marrit Leenstra & ndash; fresh of the 1500 title won yesterday & ndash; and world champion, as well as & eacute; won two of the last four Cup events, Brittany Bowe. Among the three c & rsquo; had 40 points difference at the start. Well, just check the Bowe, in a ranking that is turned upside down totally. L & rsquo; American won the race in 1 & rsquo; 14 & rsquo; & rsquo; 61 & ndash; new track record - and stood at 510 points, ahead of three lengths Marrit Leenstra and 25 Li.
Decisive l & rsquo; d & rsquo order; arrival of & rsquo; last race. The victory of Bowe & egrave; enough also in virt & ugrave; & Ldquo; of & rsquo; help & rdquo; given to it by teammate Richardson, finished second in 1 & rsquo; 15 & rsquo; & rsquo; 13. Subtracted cos & Igrave; points which were sufficient to & rsquo; Dutch Leenstra for the title. L & rsquo; oranje & egrave; it finished third in 1 & rsquo; 15 & rsquo; & rsquo; 78, but with the second place would certainly celebrated. Only sixth (in 1 & rsquo; 16 & rsquo; & rsquo; 76), however, l & rsquo; former leader Li Qishi.
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In the men's competition will not & egrave; presented Pavel Kulizhnikov, climbed on the ice only for the awards finals. The Russian, who yesterday had closed any speech for winning the cup on the distance of 500 and 1000 and the Grand World Cup, & egrave; took a day off early in that of Erfurt. In the second series of 500 meters wins, in absentia of the Sprint World Champion 2015, his compatriot Ruslan Murashow. So if Russia leaves the pits his best athlete, but still finds the paw on the short distance. L & rsquo; identikit & egrave; similar to that of Kulizhnikov. Murashow & egrave; a class in 1992, all & rsquo; debut quest & rsquo; year in the World Cup and the first victory in the season, after finishing gi & agrave; in third place in the 500 in Obihiro and Seoul. 34 & rsquo; & rsquo; 97 its remarkable time trial winner.
You must settle for a second place in the well-pi & ugrave cohabitation; experts and acclaimed Michel Mulder and Laurent Dubreuil: time of both 35 & rsquo; & rsquo; 10. Comes another fourth place for Germany. This time it's up to Nico Ihle, missing the podium by 5 cents.
In key final general classification, behind Kulizhnikov (930 points with the success of yesterday), remains in second place Dubreuil (Canada), while behind them Murashow crosses the wire Michel Mulder (565 points against 560). L & rsquo; Italian Nenzi concludes the 21th place finish at an altitude of 165.
Just l & rsquo; s latest work on seasonal 500 meters have seen on the ice l & rsquo; blue Mirko Giacomo Nenzi. The financier can not redeem proof opaque than 24 hours before, which had closed 17th. Worsens 6 cents with its efficiency, consists of a departure in 10 seconds flat at 100 meters and a closing lap in 25 & rsquo; & rsquo; 8. Total 35 & rsquo; & rsquo; 89. & Egrave; sixteenth of 17 athletes at the start. Closes cos & Igrave; a & rsquo; vintage definitely not cos & Igrave; positive as you could hope for from him, saw the brilliant previous season. Avr & agrave; time to plan the most of 2015-2016, hoping to find in Division A also on 1000.
The men's 1500 meters give the & rsquo; yet another upheaval in the overall standings. Wins Canadian Denny Morrison. The 29 year-old Canadian, Olympic bronze medalist on the distance in Sochi 2014, stretches the competition by winning the & rsquo; last race and the 150 points awarded to the winner of the final stage. Points that make the difference for Sverre Lunde Pedersen leapfrog & ndash; 409 against 405 in the second - and the leader until the eve of the finals of Erfurt, l & rsquo; Dutch Kjeld Nuis. A quest & rsquo; last in rushing defense would be enough to confirm leading the rankings over the distance. But the 25 year old Leiden collapses and closes in sixth place. Victory & egrave; just went to Morrison in 1 & rsquo; 42 & rsquo; & rsquo; 01, before Lunde Pedersen (Norway), second in 1 & rsquo; 46 & rsquo; & rsquo; 51. On the podium of & rsquo; last in 1500 also the Belgian Bart Swings salt in one & rsquo; 46 & rsquo; & rsquo; 81. A double curiosity & agrave ;: Morrison had not won a race in the 1500 Cup in January 2009 and got his first cup of specialty & agrave; career thanks to & rsquo; single, decisive victory of the season.
Click here to see the full results of the Finals of Erfurt and rankings of the 2014-2015 ISU World Cup long-track.
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ALL PODI FINAL ON SPECIFIC LOCATION OF SEASON
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WOMEN
GRAND WORLD CUP 1. Heather RICHARDSON (Usa) 1195 points 2. Martina S & aacute; BLIKOV & aacute; (Cec) 1096 3. Brittany BOWE 1045
500 meters 1. Nao Kodaira (Jpn) & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 926 2. LEE Sang-Hwa (Cor) & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 880 3. Heather RICHARDSON (USA) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 710
1000 meters 1. Brittany BOWE (US) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 510 2. Marrit Leenstra (Ola) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 507 3. LI Qishi (Cin) & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 485
1500 meters 1. Marrit Leenstra (Ola) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 410 2. Heather RICHARDSON (USA) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 400 3. Brittany BOWE (US) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 370
3000/5000 meters 1. Martina S & aacute; BLIKOV & aacute; (WCC) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 580 2. Claudia PECHSTEIN (Ger) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 360 3. Ireen Wü; ST (Ola) & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 350
Mass Start 1. Ivanie BLONDIN (Can) 466 2. Irene SCHOUTEN (Ola) 432 3. Martina S & aacute; BLIKOV & aacute; (Cec) 405
Team Pursuit 1. OLANDA & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 350 2. GERMANY & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 240 3. POLAND & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 236
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MEN
GRAND WORLD CUP 1. Pavel KULIZHNIKOV (Rus) 985 points 2. Bart SWINGS (Bel) 806 3. Sverre Lunde Pedersen (Nor) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 786
500 meters 1. Pavel KULIZHNIKOV (Rus) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 930 2. Laurent DUBREUIL (Can) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 3. MURASHOW 771 Ruslan (Rus) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 565
1000m KULIZHNIKOV 1. Pavel (Rus) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 600 2. Kjeld NUIS (Ola) & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 571 3. Nico IHLE (Ger) & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 402
1500 meters 1. Denny MORRISON (Can) 409 2. Sverre Lunde Pedersen (Nor) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 405 3. Kjeld NUIS (Ola) 381
5000/10000 meters 1. Jorrit BERGSMA (Ola) 430 2. Sverre Lunde Pedersen (Nor) & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 415 3. Bob DE JONG (Ola) 346
Mass Start 1. LEE Seung-Hoon (Cor) 450 2. Bart SWINGS (Bel) 387 3. Andrea GIOVANNINI (Ita) 362
Team Pursuit 1. SOUTH KOREA & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 310 2. HOLLAND & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 290 3. POLONIA & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 205
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