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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 2:32:58 GMT -8
Here we go! Ladies 500M Prelims Heat 2: Rachel Stewart Heat 4: Lexi Burkholder Heat 10: Katy Ralston Top 2 advance Live Streaming Video: www.wjcc2011.it/live.php |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 3:09:31 GMT -8
Rachel just missed 2nd place, and will not advance. Lexi held 2nd place for quite awhile, and in the last few laps she went back and forth with Xiao (CHN). She had 2nd place in the final turn, but Xiao caught her at the finish line. Lexi is 3rd and will not advance.  Katy was 2nd, and qualified easily!  Zamboni break - racing starts again at :20 past the hour Coming up: Men's 500M Prelims Heat 5: James Rodowsky Heat 6: John-Henry Krueger Heat 7: Cole Krueger Top 2 per heat will advance |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 3:41:41 GMT -8
James & John-Henry were both 2nd in their heats - well ahead of the 3rd-place skaters, and qualified easily.  Cole WINS his heat! A couple of skaters fell behind him, but I think they just fell on their own, and I don't see any PEN's coming. |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 4:15:22 GMT -8
Zamboni break - racing resumes at :25 past the hour.
Katy Ralston will be in Heat 2 of the Ladies' 500M Heats
Congrats to Elena, Tommy, Andrea and the other Italians who also advanced!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 4:36:45 GMT -8
Katy was in 3rd and setting up for a pass on the Russian skater - then that skater fell. Katy finishes second, and advances!
Next up: Men's 500M Heats
Heat 1: Cole Krueger
Heat 3: John-Henry Krueger
Heat 6: James Rodowsky
Top 2 advance
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 4:55:22 GMT -8
Cole got squeezed coming off the start and was never really able to recover. He finished 4th and will not advance. John-Henry was 2nd in a hard-fought heat, and will advance. |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 4:59:42 GMT -8
Yay, Tommy (ITA) advances!
Mannn... that starter seems to be calling the most imperceptible movement on the line - I'm not seeing it at all!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 5:13:06 GMT -8
James came out strong, then fell back a bit. He was still in the hunt, but then he had a slip, and wasn't able to recover. He finished third, and will not advance.
In the next heat, Korean Lee Hyo Been fell and did not finish. He appeared to have hurt his ankle/leg. He left the ice under his own power, but was immediately attended to by medical personnel.
Zamboni break until :30 past the hour
Next up for USA: Katy Ralston in the 500M Quarterfinals - top 2 advance.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 5:42:55 GMT -8
In semifinal action, Elena Viviani (ITA) led Heat 1, wire-to-wire. Martina Valcepina (ITA) appeared to dominate Heat 2, but was passed in the last lap by Xiao Han (CHN) - both advanced. Heat 3 was all Cheong Hee Jung (KOR - the competition leader) In Heat 4, Katy Ralston was last off the start, and wasn't able to recover. She fell in one of the final laps, finished 4th, and will not advance.  |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 5:50:49 GMT -8
And now for the men: John-Henry was in the heat with the competition leader, Seo Yi Ra (KOR). John-Henry was 4th off the start, and finished in that same position - he does not advance. This means that all of the USA skaters are out of the 500M - however, both the ladies and the men are still in the hunt for the relay semifinals, coming up later...  Zamboni break till :05 past the hour. |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 7:38:44 GMT -8
Martina Valcepina (ITA) won the 500M for the ladies, and China had a 1-2 for the men. I dozed off and missed a double-penalty in the Men's final, but the Korean skater and GBR's Jack Whelbourne were both penalized - did anybody see what happened?
Relay semifinals are starting now - our USA ladies are in the second heat, and the men are in Heat 1.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 26, 2011 8:21:13 GMT -8
Well, both the Ladies and the Men are out of the relays for the USA. Both teams finished 4th. The Ladies appeared to fade back early and were never able to catch up. The men were challenging for 2nd place midway through the race, but had a fall. Check the RMU blog later - I'm sure they'll have a new entry that will give some insight: rmuspeedskating.wordpress.com/Racing will start again tomorrow at 11:30am local time - that will be 5:30am Eastern, 2:30am Pacific (Sunday morning). |
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Post by dose on Feb 26, 2011 23:39:56 GMT -8
Martina Valcepina (ITA) won the 500M for the ladies, and China had a 1-2 for the men. I dozed off and missed a double-penalty in the Men's final, but the Korean skater and GBR's Jack Whelbourne were both penalized - did anybody see what happened? Relay semifinals are starting now - our USA ladies are in the second heat, and the men are in Heat 1. Men 500m final was very dramatic. I didn't live. It was said that Korean had 2 false starts, he was ejected outside. WHELBOURNE Jack although the first punched line, but he fouled in the race, he got a PEN. But according to news, SEO Yi Ra and WHELBOURNE Jack collided to all fall when they exceed. |
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Post by mtnme on Feb 26, 2011 23:48:17 GMT -8
OK, these 15 hour workdays are really cutting into my short track viewing  I'll try to be here for the final day... ...but I make no promises  |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 27, 2011 2:31:37 GMT -8
We're ready for the Ladies 1000M Prelims Heat 4: Rachel Stewart Heat 6: Katy Ralston Heat 7: Lexi Burkholder Top 2 advance Here's the Live stream link: www.wjcc2011.it/live.phpThanks for the recap of the Men's 500M, Dose! |
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