Speed ​​Skating - Cabinet meeting in Astana
Francesco A. Armillotta
Francesca Lollobrigida is getting used good: and by force enters with a starring role in the speed skating Italian. The Roman centers still a national record and joined the primacy to the provision in the 5000 meters, which is close to fly to Sochi 2014.
Friday 29 November 2013 6 minutes reading time
In the third stage of the World Cup, which began today in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Roman crashed the previous record of Elena Belci, who resisted the Olympic Games in Nagano in 2008. 7.14,03 The Francesca breaks down as the longest-serving Italian record in skating, the only one who resisted the 90s (7:15:58).
In one stroke, therefore, Lollobrigida takes off two big satisfaction. His trial (combined with the fixing system to three the number of athletes from the same country) would be the first entry in the list of 16 athletes for the 5000 Olympics. That is to encumber the pass for the race in five circles of Sochi (scheduled for February 19) points earned would put in a position of privilege. In any case, the blue made the most of his chance of qualifying, finishing in tenth place in Division B. Go through as many as five competitors who have achieved a longer time in Group A.
Has not experienced one of its best days engaged on the other blue ice dell'Alau Ice Palace in Kazakhstan. Francesca Bettrone worsens its previous seasonal performance. In the first series of 500 Division B, in fact, stops at the time of 39.98. Closes between the 13th and penultimate arrive.
The pattugli Italian men in Asia, more substantial than the "pink", he saw track Mirko Nenzi Giacomo, Luca Stefani and Jan Daldossi. All three involved in the 1500 Division B. Nenzi turned out to be the Italian leader, with 1'48, 53 (13th in the standings). Stefani (1'49 .49) and Daldossi (1'49 .53) ended 20th and 21st respectively. Only Stefani has managed to improve its seasonal best time, but for all Italians in the race, the time to pass Olympic (1'48 .50) was not reached.
The races of the big saw the highly anticipated duel between the queens of the long distances, Claudia Pechstein and Martina Sablikova. In 5000 the Division A has checked the Czech Republic (6'59 .88), ahead of Pechstein 1.22 seconds. The Czech takes the seasonal supremacy over long distances: in the first race of the season 3000 had triumphed on the German, the second in 5000 and today the Sablikova had no problems.
In the first series of the 500 Divison In women, could not miss the seal of the record holder of the world, the Korean Sang-Hwa Lee. The gold on the distance to Vancouver 2010, takes over the race in 37.27 seconds, realizing, however, the primacy of Kazakh women on the runway. In second place, Germany's Jenny Wolf (37.70). Japan's Nao Kodaira third with 37.72.
In the only distance race of men, comes from the 1500 Division A first win of the season in Russia. Denis Yuskov (1'45 .06) precedes surprise the favorite Dutchman Koen Verweij (1'45 .23) and the Polish Zbigniew Brodka (1'45 .78).
Tomorrow the speed skaters will be back on the ice of Astana, the second of the three days of the Cup.
The program and schedule (Italian) racing tomorrow, Saturday November 30. The races of Division A will be streamed live on the channel Isu: http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/isu/site/index.html.
8:30 Second Division B series 500 women
Hours before 8:50 500 series men Division B (Nenzi)
Hours 9:38 1500m Women Division B (Bettrone)
10:40 1000m Men Division B (J. Daldossi)
12:30 Women Division A second series 500
12:55 pm Division A first series of 500 men
Hours 13:35 1500m Women Division A
Hours 14:27 1000m Men Division A (Nenzi)
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