MILAN (ITALPRESS) – It does not come from the 1,000-metre short track, the 14th Olympic medal in the career of Arianna Fontana. The Azzure, which had begun well its race defending the second place, is overcome by the Dutch Xandra Velzeboer and subsequently loses ground for a contact with Chinese Gong Li.
In order to depart from the last position, Fontana manages to climb up to the fourth position closing a tenth from the podium with the time of 1,28.745. The gold goes to Xandra Velzeboer, who biscuits the victory in the 500 meters in the time of 1,28,437, silver to the Canadian Courtney Sarault (1.28.523) and bronze to the South Korean Kim Gil-li (1.28.614).
ITALIA IN FINALE NELLA STAFFETTA MASCHILE
A semi-final chaotic of the male relay gives the final to Italy, but it is forced to an epic reassembled after a contact in the final. Pietro Sighel gives everything and manages, with a last very fast lap, to override the Chinese athlete and conquer the final with the second place: time of 6.54.454 for the blues, who qualify behind Canada (6.54.075). On Friday the final that will award the medals, on the distance of 5,000 meters: Italy, which today has deployed Sighel, Nadalini, Spechenhauser and Cassinelli, in the Games of Beijing 2022 conquered the bronze in this race.
TRE ITALIANI NEI QUARTI DEI 500 METRI
A new contact jeopardizes the qualification of Pietro Sighel in the 500 meters of the Short track, but this time the blue manages to pass indemnity. Everything happens very close to the arrival line, with Peter who manages to avoid the fall and cuts the acrobatic finish on the contrary, repeating the arrival made in relay. The blue is second in its battery, with the time of 40.942, and flies to the quarters. Qualification in the next round also for Lorenzo Previtali (40.993) and Thomas Nadalini (40.921), both in the respective series.
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