Speed skating world championship. Skating
GANGNEUNG (South Korea), February 12 - R-Sport, Veronica Gibadieva. Russian speed skaters won three medals at the World Single Distance Championships, which ended in Gangneung, South Korea.
The winners of the tournament, which took place at Olympic skating rink Games 2018, became Denis Yuskov (silver, 1500 m) and Ruslan Murashov (bronze, 500 m), as well as Natalya Voronina, Olga Graf and Ekaterina Shikhova, who won bronze in the team race.
Sprint
At the current World Championships, for the first time, medals in the 500 m distance were awarded based on the results of one race, and not two, as was the case before. “Initially I was against this idea,” recalled the coach of Russian sprinters Dmitry Dorofeev. There was no one to defend the title - the current world champion Pavel Kulizhnikov remained in Russia and is working on recovery from injury. But the Russian team included the World Cup leader at this distance, Ruslan Murashov, who, as he himself admitted, immediately realized how unlucky he was with the draw.
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Murashov was let down by his first step. “I seemed to accelerate well, but I expected more, there was a failure in the first step. I worked on the mistakes, changed the position a little, it’s still unusual. All this had an effect,” he noted.
Murashov eventually became third, and Dutchman Jan Smekens won gold for the first time in his career. In the women's sprint, the Russians remained out of the fight for medals, and the entire 500 m podium was occupied by Asian representatives - Nao Kodaira (Japan), Lee Sang Hwa (South Korea) and Yu Jing (China), respectively. Olympic medalist in this type of program Olga Fatkulina became 12th. “I’m thinking about what I did wrong. I still don’t understand, I’m going through this whole situation inside myself. I can’t yet find an excuse for running on the 500,” she said.
Length and command
On long distances In the Russian team, the closest to the podium was Anna Yurakova, who had already climbed to the podium at the World Cup this season. At the 5000 m distance in Gangneung, she came fourth, 0.13 seconds behind the podium. “At such a distance, this gap cannot even be called a loss. She’s done well, this is a good result a year before the Games,” Alexey Kravtsov, president of the Russian Skating Union (SKR), praised her performance.
But the Russians “ran” to bronze in the team race. At the same time, the team debuted at the World Championships with a new lineup. “The last time Katya Shikhova ran a team race was in the World Cup final, but she was just getting into shape after missing the post-Olympic season,” said coach Pavel Abratkevich.
“We were very excited about this team race, especially since the competition is now much higher. It feels like everyone is getting ready for the Olympics, because there are fewer participants here and it seems like a medal might be closer. In this regard, of course, it is important to show good results at distance of 3000 m. We have a reserve, and we will work on it,” promised Olga Graf, bronze medalist of the 2014 Games in this type of program.
Silver by Yuskov, golden double by Kramer and Bergsma
On the last day of the competition, the team counted, first of all, on three-time world champion at 1500 m Denis Yuskov, who won silver for the team at this distance. Yuskov lost to the Dutchman Kjeld Neis, with whom he ran in the same pair.
“This was my best lorry of the season in all respects. In terms of acceleration, and in the first lap, and in the second, everything was fine, and the third was also good. Kjeld was simply faster today. I would say that it wasn’t me who lost today , and Kjeld won. On the other hand, this result is very, very good. good motivation next year before the Olympics. This season I won the World Cup once, and Kjeld wasn’t there. So no surprises. “Everything is fine, although, of course, I really wanted to win the fourth title in a row in the lorry, but the series was interrupted,” Yuskov said after the finish.
“Well, the Dutch, they just made a little mistake this season, well, I hope,” added Yuskov, alluding to statistics according to which the “orange” in Gangneung held their most successful world championship at individual distances in their entire history in terms of the number of victories.
Two of the eight Dutch gold medals belong to Sven Kramer, who won the 5000 m and 10,000 m. In the “ten”, ahead of Jorrit Bergsma, Kramer was close to the world record, but even on the first day of the competition he noted that he felt the wind at his back , and this could affect the result, especially the “length”. The Dutch also won both team races, and Kjeld Neis, who had never previously won at the World Championships at individual distances, except for the one-and-a-half, won the 1000 m. In addition, the Dutch have Irene Wüst’s victory in the 3000 m. “I hope that next year I will return home from Gangneung with the same medal,” she admitted.
There was a lot of interesting things in Gangneung: Czech Martina Sablikova won ninth gold medal at certain distances in her career, 44-year-old German Claudia Pechstein - her 30th medal, and does not intend to stop there. New Zealanders reached the podium twice, and Heather Bergsma became the first speed skater in history to win gold in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events in her career.
Everyone was pleased that the ice at the skating rink was fast - the quality was closer to Calgary than to Seoul. And in general, everything at the Olympic arena of the 2018 Games went at a decent level.
“We can say that the arena is 90% ready to host the Olympic Games,” German Panov, an honorary member of the International Skating Union, told the R-Sport agency. “Of course, a number of other points will be worked out for the Olympics. We will once again express all our wishes to the organizers. Additionally, we will come here with an inspection in May, then again on August 28, to test all the technologies again."
Well, then the Olympics are just around the corner.
Team leaders must arrive in Gangneung on February 8, when their traditional meeting will take place, followed by a draw.
A day later, the opening ceremony will take place, after which sets of awards will be played for the women's 3000 meters and men's 5000 meters.
On Friday, February 10, women and men will compete in the 500-meter race, as well as in the team race.
Then fans can expect competitions at a distance of 1000 meters for women and men. In addition, women will run 5,000 meters and men will run 10,000 meters.
On the last day of the world championship, we will have one and a half kilometer races, as well as mass starts.
Full World Championship schedule:
Thursday, February 9, 2017: opening ceremony, women's 3000 m, men's 5000 m;
Friday, February 10, 2017: women's 500 m, men's 500 m, women's team race, men's team race;
Saturday, February 11, 2017: 5000 m for women, 1000 m for men, 1000 m for women, 10000 for men;
Sunday, February 12, 2017: 1500 m for women, 1500 m for men, mass start for women, mass start for men.
Russians and competitors
At the beginning of February, the Russian Skating Union named the composition of the team that will go to South Korea for the World Championships.
Women's The team will be represented by Anna Yurakova, Olga Graf, Natalya Voronina, Olga Fatkulina, Nadezhda Aseeva, Ekaterina Lobysheva and Ekaterina Shikhova, and Elizaveta Kazelina will be a reserve.
IN male Part of the competition will be performed by Ruslan Murashov, Alexey Esin, Artem Kuznetsov, Denis Yuskov, Sergey Gryaztsov, Sergey Trofimov, Danil Sinitsin and Danila Semerikov.
Women's perspectives
Olga Fatkulina And Nadezhda Aseeva will represent Russia at a distance of 500 meters, where they will face a difficult fight with athletes from Asia - the only ones who have a result of less than 38 seconds this season.
At the end of December last year, Fatkulina covered the 500-meter dash in 38.10 seconds, but this will not be enough to fight for prizes, so she will have to find some reserves.
Aseeva has a result of 38.61 seconds, so she is not among the favorites, but she is quite capable of competing for the top ten.
Olga Fatkulina
At a kilometer distance Fatkulina will join Ekaterina Lobysheva And Ekaterina Shikhova, who are ranked among the middle peasants of the world championship.
Fatkulina is fifth in the World Cup at this distance, so she is capable of competing for high places. Her main rivals will be the American Heather Richardson, Dutch Marrit Lenstra, as well as Japanese Miho Takagi And Nao Kodaira.
At a distance of 1500 meters our main hopes lie with Olga Graf, ranked sixth in the World Cup. However, it will be difficult for her to fight Heather Richardson, Marrit Lenstroy And Irene Wüst– they all ran out within 1 minute 56 seconds. Prospects Lobysheva And Shikhova It's foggy here.
Anna Yurakova she is second in the World Cup at distances of 3000 m and 5000 m, so she is deservedly considered a contender for the highest places. In terms of points she loses only to the Czech Martina Sablikova. Here they will speak for Russia Natalia Voronina And Olga Graf.
In the team race the team Russia has the fourth fastest time of the season in the world - 3 minutes 2.78 seconds. We only lose Holland, Japan And Germany, which, however, can be resisted.
As for the mass start, we won’t see Russians here, and the main favorites will be the Koreans Kim Bo Reum, Canadian Ivani Blondin, Italian Francesca Lollobrigida, American Mia Mangianello and a Chinese girl Lee Dan.
Male perspectives
The distance of 500 meters for men is rightly considered Russian. Has reigned here for a long time Pavel Kulizhnikov, who is a world record holder. However, he will not go to South Korea, since he does not have time to recruit his better shape, so the honor of the flag will have to be defended Ruslan Murashov.
Murashov has the best result of the season in the world - 34.50 seconds. However, his main competitors, including the Dutchman Dai Dai Ntab, Chinese Tingyi Gao and American Mitchell Whitmore, not that far away. We are also waiting good result from Artem Kuznetsova.
results Murashova at a distance of 1000 meters they are not so good. He, like the other Russian Denis Yuskov, this season has not yet run out of 1 minute 9 seconds, unlike seven athletes, one of whom is Kulizhnikov.
But Yuskov quite competitive over one and a half kilometers. He has a time of 1 minute 45.41 seconds. Only the Dutchman ran better this season Kjeld Neuss. Don't discount the American either. Joey Mantle. Here we will root for the Russians Sergei Trofimov And Sergei Gryaztsov.
Denis Yuskov
Danila Semerikov will run at a distance of 5000 meters, but it will not be easy for him to rank even in the top ten. The Dutch have the best results here - Sven Kramer, Jorrit Bergsma And Eric Jan Kooyman.The situation is similar at 10 kilometers, where the New Zealander will fight the Dutch Peter Mikael, Canadian Ted-Jan Blumen and German Patrick Beckert.
To the team race Russia does not pass either the World Cup rating or the best results season. However, our team is listed first among the reserves, so it still has a chance to compete for medals.
In the mass start, the Korean has the best chance of winning Lee Seung Hoon, Italians Andrea Giovannini And Fabio Francolini, American Joey Mantle and the Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma.
Broadcasts
You can follow the World Speed Skating Championships at selected distances on "Match! Arena". The TV channel will broadcast from South Korea live.
The 112th World Speed Skating Championships in classic all-around among men and the 76th among women will be held on March 9-11, 2018 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 24 athletes will take part in the competition in the men's and women's parts of the program. The final distance will be attended by 8 athletes each for men and women, who will be selected from the first 16 athletes based on the results of three distances. The selection will be carried out according to two lists: based on the results of performance at a distance of 5000 meters (3000 m for women) and based on the results of three distances. Participants who take places from first to eighth in both lists qualify directly.
This year, one of the oldest sports tournaments on the planet, the ISU World Speed Skating Championships returns to its birthplace. Dutchman Jaap Eden won the first official world speed skating championship in Amsterdam 125 years ago. In 1893 the tournament took place on Museum Square, this year it will take place on Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, where the 1928 Games were held. This will be the first world speed skating championship to be held outdoors since 2001. Sven Kramer will be aiming for a record tenth title, while Irene Wüst is aiming to win her seventh championship.
For the World Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, a temporary artificial ice rink, which is called The Coolste Baan van Nederland. Four years ago, the stadium already experimented with an ice track when the stadium hosted the national championship. Bert Bomsma, Ice Meister of the famous Thialf, also prepared ice for Amsterdam. The outdoor championship is a more difficult challenge for both the Ice Meister and the skaters due to the uncertain and constantly changing weather conditions. 17 years ago in Budapest, at the last world championship on an outdoor skating rink, the title was won by the legendary Rintje Rijtsma (Netherlands) and Anni Frisinger (Germany). This time, four-time world champion Riitsma is the tournament director.
List of participants
Despite Kramer's dominance at all major competitions V last decade, the Dutch record holder will face stiff competition in defending his title. Sverre Lunde Pedersen, who showed outstanding form when he carried Norway to a gold medal in the team race in PyeongChang, could give speed skating a new boost in Norway if he becomes Norway's first absolute champion in the classical all-around after Johan-Olav Koss in 1994. Howard Becko, who found a second wind and an Olympic title in Pyeongchang, and already has four World Cup silver medals to his name, should not be discounted prematurely either. In addition to the Norwegians, Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen will also be targeting a place on the podium. He knows how to beat Kramer by winning olympic gold at ten. The new generation of Dutchmen must also demonstrate their potential: Patrick Rust and Marcel Bosker.
The Russian national team is represented by Sergei Trofimov, Sergei Gryaztsov and Danila Semerikov.
In the women's part of the competition, competition between veterans is expected in the persons of Irene Wüst, Martina Sablikova and new wave, represented by Miho Takagi, Antoinette de Jong. While Wüst is a 6-time world champion, and Sablikova is a 4-time world champion, the youth have only one bronze medal. Since 2009, no speed skater except Wüst and Sablikova has received the champion laurel wreath. Olympic champion and the leader of the national team of the country of the rising sun, Takagi, can become the first Japanese world all-around champion in the history of speed skating.
The Russian national team is represented by: Natalia Voronina, Yulia Skokova, Evgenia Lalenkova
Broadcasts
Live broadcasts of the Four Continents Championship will be available on the following resources:
ISU Skating Channel
Sportsbox
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MATCH! Arena
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On foreign TV channels NOS.nl, cbc.ca, broadcasts are available using VPN (hola.org).
Skating(ice-skating race) - olympic event a sport in which you need to cover a certain distance on skates faster than your opponents. Currently, speed skating competitions are held in a closed circle. Speed skating competitions are held separately for men and women.
History of the emergence and development of speed skating
Speed skating is one of the most ancient sports. Archaeological finds indicate that people used prototypes of skates more than 3,000 years ago. For the first time in literature, skating was mentioned by the monk Stephanius in his work “Chronicle of the Noble City of London” in 1174.
In 1742, the first skating clubs began to appear in Scotland.
In 1763, the first ice skating competitions were officially recorded, but at that time there were no clearly defined rules and these were simply races.
In 1772, the first rules for speed skating appeared.
Since 1830, skating clubs began to appear in England, America and Russia. In 1879, the first national championship was organized in England.
In 1889, the first world ice skating championships took place in the Netherlands. The winner was Russian athlete Alexander Panshin.
In 1892, the International Skating Union (International Skating Federation) was founded, which awarded the 1889 competition the status of professional and similar competitions began to be held annually. The International Skating Union organizes and conducts speed skating competitions.
European Championships for men began to be held in 1893, and for women in 1970.
Speed skating has been part of the Winter Olympics since its inception. Initially, the races were held at four distances - 500, 1500, 5000, 10,000 meters and all-around.
In 1967, the International Skating Union adopted short track speed skating under its auspices, competitions for which began to be held in 1981. In 1992, short track speed skating was included in the Olympic Games program.
Speed skating rules
At competitions, athletes run in pairs counterclockwise. At the start, one athlete is on the outer lane and the other on the inner lane, and after each lap the skaters are required to change lanes. When changing lanes, there are situations when athletes find themselves on a straight line next to each other. If this happens, the athlete on the inner track must let the runner on the outer track pass. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disqualification. Team races and mass starts take place exclusively on the internal track.
In short track speed skating, athletes also move counterclockwise, but up to six athletes can take part in a race. Skaters are prohibited from interfering or helping other participants in any way, as well as knocking down the markers that limit the track and putting their foot forward at the finish line, tearing the skate off the ice.
Speed skating track
The speed skating track is an oval 400 or, much less frequently, 333 meters long. The internal turning radius is 25-26 meters. The straight sections of the route are approximately 100 meters long.
The speed skating track has two tracks (inner and outer). One of the straight sections is a transition section for athletes; in this section, tracks change on each lap.
The short track track is 111.12 meters long, the radius of turns is 8 meters, and the distance between curves is 28.85 meters. Typically, a short track track is marked on a hockey field.
Speed skating equipment
For speed skating, special klap skates (klap skate) were invented - special skates for classical running. The blade on such skates is fixed with a special spring hinge and only on the front part of the boot. This is done specifically to increase the repulsion phase, and, therefore, allows you to achieve higher speeds.
A speed skating suit (suit) must follow the natural shape of the athlete’s body. Inserts or elements that change the shape of the body are prohibited. To protect against injury, athletes may wear shin, ankle, and knee protection under their overalls.
A protective helmet in speed skating must follow the shape of the head.
In short track speed skating, athletes additionally wear goggles, gloves, knee pads, and neck protection.
Judging
Part panel of judges international competitions include:
- referee;
- assistant referees;
- starters with assistants;
- finish judge;
- timekeepers (manual timing);
- timekeepers (automatic timing);
- lap counters;
- judges on the track - one at each turn (at the championships of the International Skating Union and at Olympic Games- 2 at each turn);
- crossing judge;
- necessary substitutes for judges;
- ice technical expert.
Speed skating competition
- The Olympic Games are the most prestigious championship in speed skating, held once every four years.
- World Speed Skating Championships (WCH) - a series of sports international competitions carried out International Union speed skaters.
- European Speed Skating Championships.
- World Cup - winter series sports competitions in speed skating, held under the auspices International Federation speed skaters.
- National Championships.
