The flop brought the Giants to six the number of days of racing with no medals for the color blue. The end of the show in five circles is approaching and with it the failure of the expedition blue. Today hopes the flamboyant, cross-country skiers on the relay and the short track skating. podium continuously from Albertville '92, the men's relay was one of the few certainties of the last-solid-blue Olympic adventures. Gold at Lillehammer in '94 before annihilated hosts and Olympic champions Norway in office, our Azzurri will build on tradition and experience to run after the sixth consecutive podium. One change compared to the quartet that was gold in Turin: Valerio Checchi to launch in classic technique will replace Bubu Valbusa. In the second village, always alternating, Giorgio di Centa will . A Piller Cottrer and Cristian Zorzi fractions usually more friendly to us, those in skating. The only uncertainty on the eve of the one on the fourth stage, then the coach has seen Silvio Fauner opt for the experience and skills from sprinter Zorzi in preference to the one-maybe-it was the most athletic of Thomas Moriggl freshness. Team to beat, as always, in Norway, the Scandinavian Sundby line up at launch, then Hjelmeset, Berger and grand finale with Northug . Russian and Swedish rivals to fear: the first line up a quartet with extremely complete Pankratova, Sedov, Legkov Vyleghzanin and, for the Scandinavians uncertainty only on the first factional Rickardsson but then, Olsson, Sodergren, and Hellner, the race is downhill. Germany is also very strong with Filbrich, Teichmann, Sommerfeldt and Angerer, all seemed in great form in precedetni appearances. Possible outsider France Vincent Vittoz and Emmanuel Jonnier, and the Czech Republic's Lukas Bauer neither of which had a spin at the other. Last entry to Canada of Kershaw, Harvey, Babikov and Grey, all athletes who have won in the individual events placed well above expected. For our preseve tradition with the podium will arduous task, but the signals from Piller in 15 tl and Di Centa in pursuit tc suggest that you might even get to the last change with the other, then it will take the miracle. Off at 20.15.
The snow, the slope "simple", small accidents, which can not be justified in any way excuse the defeat of the Giants blue. To make us forget the debacle of male colleagues, women will try this evening. They also come from the Olympic appointment "best team in the world", they too will pressure and expectation on the coin. Denise Karbon is the veteran of the group, at least according to the results obtained so far: there are honors its laurels in CDM and world championship medals, but the Olympic medal is. The South Tyrolean will try to fill this void in what was perhaps his worst season among the last, also a season troubled by the usual repeated injury. But who knows, on the occasion where less is expected of her, the result does not reach full ... Other blue arc arrows will Manuela Moelgg-which will be in the race with bib No. 5 - Nicole Gius, and especially Federica Brignone (in photo). The younger and more carefree of the blue team arrives in Vancouver in the season that saw her suddenly explode with a podium and two quarters in CdM meals. Twenty more years to accomplish, class and determination to sell could lead Federica high, so ... Great pretenders to the ultimate success of the usual Zettel, Paerson and Maze. Beware of German and Hoelz Rebensburg, as well as Julia Mancuso, already twice on the podium. The more distant the big Riesch and Vonn. First run at 19.00, second at 22.15.
Overnight will be back on track for another twenty that he already has Olympic medal two. Final B and 1000 meters relay the commitments undertaken Vedrenne Arianna Fontana. In the relay race the objective is to do one's duty to hope for at least two disqualifications in the final which will give the gold. Cecilia Maffei in 1000 will be well. Arianna for a battery that will be involved with the Bulgarian Radanova and Canadian Gregg, in the last quarter final of the 500 who got the bronze at sondirana. For Cecilia, the stronger will be the rival Australian Borodulina, but the task seems impossible. On the track, even the male colleagues in the batteries of the 500 meters: Nicolas Bean-place qualifier in the hand is supposed to be Roberto Serra will be on its way Bak Sung-Si, while the favorites Hosts C. Hamelin and Trambley will be on the path of Nicola Rodigari and Yuri Confortola respectively. For all three the next round does not seem unlikely. Program at the start by 2.15.
last individual medal for speed skating, that of 5000 women with Sablikova intended to give an encore after the gold in 3000. On the road to Germany will be the czech Beckert and Anschutz, but also Candes Groves. Finale from 22.00
Last two heats for the women's bobsled. Canada1 lead to Kaillie Humphries that after the tests, dominated the first two heats in the race. Virtual Silver for the surprising U.S. Erin Pac, which will guard against comeback Germany Cathleen Martini and Canada2 Helen Upperton. Third round 2.00 am, last at 3.15.
Finally the final of the women's aerials, specialty freestyle. Final which will be represented in only four countries: Australia, China, USA and Belarus. Nina Li the athlete to beat. Final at 4.30. Good
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