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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 3:48:09 GMT -8
I just noticed Arianna Fontana's rather unorthodox start position!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 3:56:09 GMT -8
Emily was 5th and will not advance - men up next:
Heat 1 - J.R. Celski Heat 2 - Jordan Malone
Top 2 advance - no thirds
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:08:43 GMT -8
J.R. won his heat and goes to the A Final - Jordan was 3rd and goes to the B Final
Racing resumes at :17 past the hour with the Ladies B/A Finals, followed by the Men
Ladies 1000M Semifinals
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 62 KIM Alang KOR 1:36.049 QA 2 4 49 FONTANA Arianna ITA 1:40.374 QA PEN 2 21 LI Jianrou CHN PEN PEN 3 61 PARK Seung-Hi KOR PEN
Heat 2 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 17 MALTAIS Valérie CAN 1:29.169 QA 2 4 33 CHRISTIE Elise GBR 1:29.193 QA 3 3 63 SHIM Suk Hee KOR 1:29.457 QB 4 5 69 VAN KERKHOF Yara NED 1:29.622 QB 5 2 93 SCOTT Emily USA 1:29.734
Top 2 Skaters from each heat qualify for Final A. Skaters ranked 3 and 4 qualify for Final B.
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Mens 1000M Semifinals
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 4 237 CELSKI J.R. USA 1:24.970 QA 2 3 149 FAUCONNET Thibaut FRA 1:25.031 QA 3 2 202 KERSTHOLT Niels NED 1:25.280 QB 4 1 YC 217 ELISTRATOV Semen RUS 1:25.417 QB
Heat 2 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 3 134 HAN Tianyu CHN 1:26.096 QA 2 1 127 HAMELIN Charles CAN 1:26.097 QA 3 4 236 MALONE Jordan USA 1:26.420 QB 4 2 199 KNEGT Sjinkie NED 1:27.161 QB
Top 2 Skaters from each heat qualify for Final A. Skaters ranked 3 and 4 qualify for Final B.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:10:14 GMT -8
With only 2 skaters, there will be no Ladies B Final - they'll go straight to the A Final at :19 past the hour.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:17:22 GMT -8
The D.J. must have read my music comment - now they're playing AC/DC instead of circus music...
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:23:02 GMT -8
Congrats to Arianna Fontana! I'm thinking there's gonna be a penalty here, either Maltais or Christie...
EDIT: Nope, it's all good - Fontana GOLD, Alang SILVER, Christie BRONZE
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:27:38 GMT -8
Jordan's up next in the B Final, followed by J.R. in the A Final - good luck, guys!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:37:05 GMT -8
As I've said before, Charles Hamelin is a BEAST! He has my vote for best Men's skater in the world - certainly the most consistent.
Gold for 'Prince Charles', Silver for Fauconnet (FRA) and Bronze for Celski!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 4:45:43 GMT -8
The Relays will start at :59 past the hour with the Ladies Semifinals
Here are the 1000M Final results:
Ladies 1000M Final B (only 2 skaters, so not raced)
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 63 SHIM Suk Hee KOR no time 1 2 69 VAN KERKHOF Yara NED no time
Ladies 1000M Final A
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 4 49 FONTANA Arianna ITA 1:30.249 2 3 62 KIM Alang KOR 1:30.615 3 2 33 CHRISTIE Elise GBR 1:30.695 4 1 17 MALTAIS Valérie CAN 1:49.318
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Mens 1000M Final B
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 202 KERSTHOLT Niels NED 1:34.791 2 2 YC 217 ELISTRATOV Semen RUS 1:34.820 3 3 236 MALONE Jordan USA 1:34.875 DNS 4 199 KNEGT Sjinkie NED DNS
Mens 1000M Final A
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Warn. # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 4 127 HAMELIN Charles CAN 1:24.923 2 2 149 FAUCONNET Thibaut FRA 1:25.054 3 1 237 CELSKI J.R. USA 1:25.148 4 3 134 HAN Tianyu CHN 1:25.195
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Post by Joyce on Nov 17, 2013 4:51:45 GMT -8
Agree Lori, Charles is the one to beat in Sochi - in all the distances.
Not to take anything away from Charles and his tremendous results this season, but there seems to be a sea change in the Korean Men's Team, usually so deep. Wonder what is going on there training-wise and politically. The Korean Women still excel.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 5:08:14 GMT -8
Yeah, I agree, Joyce. The Korean men, while still a force to be reckoned with, don't seem quite so invincible as they were even a year ago. And while the Chinese women are also still a 'force', the Koreans seem to be taking the lead among the ladies, especially with the introduction of Shim Suk Hee.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 5:24:20 GMT -8
Wow - did it look to y'all like Russia just pulled up at the end? Seems like they had it in hand, and just cruised the last lap. Still advanced, as did USA, but that was unusual...
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Post by Joyce on Nov 17, 2013 5:33:50 GMT -8
Perhaps another case of "smart" skating - doing enough to get into the A Final, then they will turn on the jets for the Final.
I am sure they were all feeling the burn!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 5:34:34 GMT -8
Ladies 3000M Relay Semifinals
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Relay Team # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 PARK Seung-HiKIM AlangCHO Ha-RiSHIM Suk Hee 710 KOREA KOR 4:06.215 WR QA 2 3 GREGG JessicaMALTAIS ValérieHEWITT JessicaDROLET Marie-Eve 703 CANADA CAN 4:11.880 QA 3 4 KESZLER AndreaLAJTOS SzandraHEIDUM BernadettKONYA Zsofia 707 HUNGARY HUN 4:15.535 QB PEN 2 VAN KERKHOF SanneTER MORS JorienVAN RUIJVEN LaraVAN KERKHOF Yara 711 NETHERLANDS NED PEN
Heat 2 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Relay Team # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 LIU QiuhongFAN KexinZHOU YangWANG Meng 704 CHINA CHN 4:06.785 QA 2 2 PERETTI LuciaVALCEPINA MartinaVIVIANI ElenaFONTANA Arianna 708 ITALY ITA 4:09.217 QA 3 3 PROSVIRNOVA SofiaBELYAKOVA OlgaREZNIK ValeriyaBORODULINA Tatiana 713 RUSSIA RUS 4:11.677 QB 4 4 KIKUCHI MoemiSAKAI YuiSAKURAI BibaSHIMIZU Sayuri 709 JAPAN JPN 4:19.478 QB
Top 2 Relays from each heat qualify for Final A. Relays ranked 3 and 4 qualify for Final B.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 17, 2013 5:36:09 GMT -8
Mens 5000M Relay Semifinals
Heat 1 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Relay Team # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 1 SIMON JeffALVAREZ EduardoCREVELING ChrisCELSKI J.R. 818 UNITED STATES USA 6:44.941 QA 2 3 ZAKHAROV RuslanAN VictorGRIGOREV VladimirELISTRATOV Semen 815 RUSSIA RUS 6:45.552 QA 3 4 ZHUMAGAZIYEV NurbergenNIKISHA DenisBEKZHANOV AydarAZHGALIYEV Abzal 811 KAZAKHSTAN KAZ 6:48.066 QB 4 2 BERES BenceKNOCH ViktorBURJAN CsabaLIU SHAOLIN Sandor 808 HUNGARY HUN 7:05.018 QB
Heat 2 [Splits] Place Start Pos. Relay Team # Name ISU Member Results Qual. 1 2 BREEUWSMA DaanKNEGT SjinkieVAN DER WART FreekKERSTHOLT Niels 813 NETHERLANDS NED 6:49.647 QA 2 1 LEE Ho-SukPARK Se YeongNOH JinkyuSIN Da Woon 812 KOREA KOR 6:49.662 QA 3 4 HAMELIN CharlesJEAN OlivierGILDAY MichaelHAMELIN Francois 803 CANADA CAN 6:49.954 QB 4 3 HAN TianyuCHEN DequanLIANG WenhaoWU Dajing 804 CHINA CHN 7:02.133 QB
Top 2 Relays from each heat qualify for Final A. Relays ranked 3 and 4 qualify for Final B.
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