Speed ​​Skating - Cabinet meeting in Astana
Francesco A. Armillotta
After the historic silver medal in the 1000 meters, speed skating Italian aroused around him more attention. About Mirko James Nenzi, true spot for Italian ice. The Venetian and the whole Italian team led by Stephen Donagrandi, today concluded its labors in the third round of the World Cup in Astana.
Sunday 1 December 2013 6 minutes reading time
In Kazakhstan, the last day of racing, Nenzi has devoted himself again to 500 meters (second series), after the great victory in Group B on Saturday, which enabled him to promote grouping. The 24 year old has thus made his debut in Division A, defying close all the best in the world of sprinting. Mirko did not disappoint, finishing in fourteenth place with a time of 35.29. The race was won by Keiichiro Nagashima (34.69), the second win of the season, in front of the Korean Tae-Bum Mo (34.87). You must be satisfied with only the bronze Artyom Kuznetsov (34.92), the Russian winner of the first series yesterday.
Coming back to the blue, but there is to point out yet another confirmation of his amazing progress. Even today has improved by 4 cents in the first series of test yesterday. The blue conquers another 16 points in the standings specialty, coming in 22nd place overall. Rises to 50 points, to -8 from twentieth position: this weekend will be able to exploit the situation to be among the big names also in the 500. But in Sochi 2014, unless exceptional and unfortunate events, we will see him at work even in the shortest distance.
In the other matches of the group A, there is to report back to win Heather Richardson. The American won the 1000 and consolidates the first position in the overall standings. The time of 1'14'' 22 record on the track dell'Alau worth the Ice Palace. Spaced compatriot Brittany Bowe and Russia's Olga Fatkulina, who followed Richardson to the podium.
10000 in Division A, can not help but get the seal of Sven Kramer won in 13'02'' 38. The Dutchman is 30, as the career victories achieved in the World Cup. The sample of Heerenveen is the sixth most successful figure skater in history. Preceded by 0:16 seconds, the Frenchman Alexis Contin and German Patrick Beckert.
For Italians The last day was especially important in terms of qualifying for Sochi 2014. Skaters men had planned the only valid for the 10,000-meter Olympic qualifier. And for Italy, things are not going very well. Do not do it to get under the limit for the Games (13'30'' 00), Marco Cignini, now 12th in Division B in 13'36'' 99. The Trentino, however, won three points in the standings Cup, which will help you look for the pass in 5000 (the points of the two long distances add up to a single criterion in the ranking for Sochi). Olympic hopes in vain, those of the Italian engaged in the race, Luca Stefani. The silver iridescent blue pursuit in 2008, close to 89 13'56'', 23rd.
Even Jan Daldossi fails to bring the time needed to pass the Olympic. In the 500 B Division, the 23 year old South Tyrolean tried the distance of 500 after more than a year (four from the last race on the short distance in the World Cup). He finished in last place in 37.24, in a test where you would not expect anything earth-shattering to him.
The 1000 women they saw on the blue ice Francesca Bettrone. Race once again disappointing for the former Venetian rotellista. In a distance in which the Italian has Olympic ambitions, it's finished second from bottom of the second group in the world. Its time (1'20'' 59) was much higher than that obtained in the first two stages of the Cup. Definitely a weekend to forget for the Bettrone. Strong will focus on Berlin. As well as the rest of the Italian team is not yet a safe place in Sochi 2014. From 6 to 8 December, the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen of the German capital, there will be the last chance in five circles.
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