Speed ​​Skating - 2014 Sochi
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The statements, exclusively for Neveitalia, Mirko James Nenzi at the end of his second Olympic race in Sochi: 1000 meters speed skating.
Wednesday 12 February 2014 7 minutes reading time
From the great hope can speed skating blue, in great disappointment after two races closed below its expectations. Mirko Nenzi James shows his disappointment at the end of the 1000 Olympic meters, ended in 25th place 1'' 93 by the winner, the Dutchman Stefan Groothuis. The race which took place in the afternoon represented a great opportunity for a placement groped really important, but the Venetian born in 1989 suffered the voltage piombatagli him for his first Olympics.
At the halfway point of the program of the Olympic speed skating and two of the three tries in which they failed to qualify, the blue is widely felt sorry for her performance. Even if I groped to make up in the 1500 meters scheduled in two days. "I tried - explains Nenzi - but I was very tense. I was his debut at the Olympics and I skated with much nervousness. Both in the 500 last Monday (closed to the 28th place, ed) is now in the 1000 meters. I missed my head, it bothers me to admit it, but that was it. I'm upset too and I added tension in me. I also spoke with the coaches and they were also regretted them. "
Regarding 1000, Nenzi located explanations of its quid. "I'm not party too hard, actually. The result is due to the fact that I skated just bad. I was too contract and I wasted too much energy to complete a tour that, in the end, it was a breeze. On other occasions I have done better and made the times we have now reached the first. For this was a competition affordable for me. Being in the outside lane I was not penalized excessively, but in this case I just miss my legs. And just when I needed it. That's what happened. There remains some regret. It would have been difficult to aim for the podium, but definitely a placing in the top ten was within my reach, it was enough to end up in 1'09'3. It was not an easy time, but not prohibitive. "
On the next commitment, Olympic 1500, the blue takes stock of the situation. "It's not my ideal distance, but I will make them for fun and to make other experience. Over the next four years we will have to work much. Because we know we can become protagonists. We have already demonstrated. The problem of the current season, for me, is due to the fact that I was quite fluctuating in performance. Among the Cup races in Astana (in late November, where he found his first podium in the World Cup, ed) and Berlin (in early December, ed) there has been a deterioration. A few days later, at the Universiade, I had a new peak. I do not know if I arrived in poor condition here, but I am sure that the voltage I played a bad joke. "
The skater under the Guardia di Finanza, also commented on the exploits of monstrous proportions Team Holland. The real dominatrix nation among men, with three Olympic titles in as many races so far. "They have won eight of the nine medals available: an incredible achievement! I did not expect this great success on their part. But their level is very high. I felt sorry for Shani (Davis, ed) that had hitherto dominated the season and found himself in front of opponents in crazy levels. Morrison (Canadian Olympic runner-up again) I'm very happy for him. A year ago he had broken his leg and he made a great effort to retrace his level. "
Finally, the blue skater says the time of the national team and also returns the 1500 meters on Friday next. Mirko does not make many predictions: "We are all first Olympic experience (five of the six were in fact blue absolute beginners, ed) and the best result came with Giovannini, who made a 17th place finish in 5000. Now I will focus on in 1500 with the participation of Matteo Anesi - regret for not being able to compete in the team pursuit, given the qualification is not achieved? - Of course, there is. But even in that case, the level of the others was really high. We always have the problem of not having the tracks covered - highlights Nenzi - and we do a lot of effort to train in the summer. Our season starts later than the other teams. This is the main reason why we make more effort to get going in the first races in the winter. As we have seen this year from the second half of the season, we started to carburetor, see also the Universiade. We were hoping that here in Sochi could touch the'' peak, but it did not happen. "
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