Arianna Fontana gave us the fourth medal for her spelndido a third place in a final that was played well from the start with a flying start, which has allowed us to maintain third location!
(From Republic )
VANCOUVER (Canada) - The fourth Olympic medal for Italy, the third bronze, comes from the short track. A win is Arianna Fontana, 20 years old next April 14. The athlete of Sondrio, a 'wrens' of 154 cm, on the podium in the 500 meters (the only blue left in Sunday's race after the batteries) repeating won bronze four years in Turin in the relay. In the final four reach the semi-final finishing in second place with a millisecond ahead of the Chinese Zhou Yan, the vice-champion of Europe, which this season has not exactly exciting harvest results in World Cup (best result a fourth place in Seoul) , close behind the Chinese Wang Meng, who repeats the gold four years ago in Turin (also establishing The new Olympic record) and the Canadian Marianne St.Gelais. Fourth is the other Canadian Jessica Gregg. ''I expected to win this medal - said Fontana -. I knew it was within my reach and I'm glad I won. I dedicate it to myself. Even the one in Turin had made me happy, but this more. Winning in an individual test is another thing. "In the future of the blue is the appointment of four years in Sochi." Now look the Games in Russia. Let's see what I can combine. Then I think I'll stop. Short track is not everything in life, and have other projects. How to get married, maybe have a child ... ".
RELAY REMOVED - Nothing in the relay final for the quartet formed by blue Yuri Confortola, Nicola Rodigari, Nicolas Bean and Claudio Rinaldi. Rinaldi a fatal slip, falling, is over on the French Benjamin Mace. For this reason the Azzurri, who then closed the past, have been suspended while the Alpine, despite the third place, were admitted to the final 26 with South Korea and the United States.
IN THE THREE-QUARTERS - En plein blue in the qualifiers of 1000. Yuri Confortola pass the quarter, which won its battery with 1'27 "073, Nicolas Bean, second in his heat (1'26" 781), and Nicola Rodigari. The latter, overwhelmed by Frenchman Maxime Chataignier while he was in his second battery, was' compensated by the arbitrators with the next round.
RELAY REMOVED - Nothing in the relay final for the quartet formed by blue Yuri Confortola, Nicola Rodigari, Nicolas Bean and Claudio Rinaldi. Rinaldi a fatal slip, falling, is over on the French Benjamin Mace. For this reason the Azzurri, who then closed the past, have been suspended while the Alpine, despite the third place, were admitted to the final 26 with South Korea and the United States.
IN THE THREE-QUARTERS - En plein blue in the qualifiers of 1000. Yuri Confortola pass the quarter, which won its battery with 1'27 "073, Nicolas Bean, second in his heat (1'26" 781), and Nicola Rodigari. The latter, overwhelmed by Frenchman Maxime Chataignier while he was in his second battery, was' compensated by the arbitrators with the next round.
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