Speed ​​Skating - 2014 Sochi
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Suppose you want to update the definition of long track speed skating. After the Olympic Games, 2014, we could call the Dutch Championship in five circles? It might be an effective way to describe the total domination and routine on the ice in the Russian city. Today it was another bulletin from tris unequivocal: he won Jorrit Bergsma of Kramer and de Jong. The 28 year old rookie at the Winter Olympics achieved the most important victory of his life (with a new Olympic record), compared to rival most notable: Sven Kramer. Silver today is again forced to postpone the appointment with the gold in the longest race of the Olympic speed skating program. Thirdly, the third Dutch (three participants) Bob de Jong. Updating statistics records orange Sochi 2014 is the 19th (out of 31) oranje medal in long-track. Ben 12 medals out of 15 men went to the Dutch with three triplets on the podium.
Tuesday 18 February 2014 7 minutes reading time
The domain of the masters of speed skating partially obscures the curse of Sven Kramer. The phenomenon of skating, expected to win, bows to surprise his teammate Bergsma, who starred in the same race and the same ice in 2013 (when he won the Adler Arena in the World Single Distance on, right up against the most successful countryman.) But the mission of the "almost infallible" Sven was only one compulsory. No matter win, but had to remove stains, remove quell'onta a damn 23 February 2010. None or almost, in the Netherlands and abroad, will never forget the blunder that led to the disqualification oranje, during a ride to a gold announced. By a mistake of the trajectory, caused by the error of indication of the coach Gerard Kemkers. The phenomenon of Heerenveen missed the victory announced. A thud, which was repeated four years later but Kramer has not been beaten by bad luck or by mistakes, but by an opponent. His face on the podium no indication of anything good.
Yet it had to be a bargain Dutch more than any other race. When the first eight times as many athletes are occupied by seasonal orange, there is little to be invented. The qualification rules have "favored" the variety of participants (14 qualifiers for a maximum of three of the same nationality), they only alleviate the feeling of internal dispute to the formidable Dutch national. So, the question is the whole podium Holland. Among Bob de Jong, Jorrit Bergsma and Sven Kramer (in strict order of departure), the idea was only one: in what order of arrival would be there? So it was.
Honour and about Bergsma. The Olympic champion 10000 sets an aggressive race, a frequency agile without falling. The 28-year old record of Boornsterhem ago Partial very valid up to 8000. But the gear shift gets it right in the last 5 laps, in which rotates with the average well below the 31''. After 8000, his action does not lose power and remains fluid: it lowers the back under 29 seconds, and find a new Olympic record in 12'44'' 45, broke down the dated 12'58'' 92 Jochem Uytdehaage made in Salt Lake City in 2002.
At that point, expect yet another show of Kramer is lawful as expected. So you will not. Busy last battery with Korean Lee Seung-Hoon (the Olympic champion, 2010 "instead of" opponent), Kramer gives the impression of being able to exploit the Asian tow. The rhythms of the two are immediately below those of Bergsma. But then we can guess that the winner has done something extraordinary. The Korean does not hold even half of the race, while the Dutch tax of fast rhythms. Bergsma is also behind in the intermediate three seconds, but in 8000 the benefit and the action of Kramer became less effective. Overtaking was the turning point in those moments. 12'49'' 02: a time of respect for the champion of the National plurimedagliato skating perhaps strongest in history. A trial, however, that leaves me with a bitter silver 4'' 57 gold.
Great satisfaction for the 37 year-old Bob de Jong. The champion in Turin in 2006 and bronze at the Vancouver Olympic career ended in the best way. Its 13'07'' 19 earned him a well deserved bronze medal. Further back, the "non-Dutch". Fourth is Lee Seung-Hoon four and a half seconds off the podium, but at 27 the winner. Belgium's Bart Swings fifth ahead of German Beckert.
Tomorrow the last individual race in Sochi, the 5000 meters women. Spotlight on Dutch search for other records and receipts of the state of grace of the national orange, in one of the races in which they would (using the conditional is always mandatory) less chance of medals. All this waiting for the grand finale, with the chase team in the final weekend of Sochi 2014. And in that case, the possible favorite quote is anachronistic. Better to wait directly races.
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