EM: Lollobrigida is making headlines on Ritten

Antoinette de Jong won the women's all-around with 162,918 points, Kai Verbij was ahead in the sprint all-around with 139,085 points. In addition, Vanessa Herzog (Austria) achieved two more new outdoor records in the 500m and the Dutchman Thomas Krol in the 1000m, as did Norway's Ragne Wiklund in the 1500m in the junior age group.

Antoinette de Jong had already laid the foundation for winning her first all-around title on Friday with daily victories over 500m and 3000m. On Saturday morning she followed up with her third victory, this time over 1500m (1.57,04:5000 minutes). Antoinette de Jong secured European gold medal with second place in the final 162,918 meter race. The 23-year-old, who won Olympic bronze in the 3000m in Pyeongchang, set a new outdoor record with XNUMX points and could hardly believe her luck.

The Dutch fans in particular create a festive atmosphere at the Klobensteiner Eisring (Wisthaler)

Second place went to the Czech Martina Sablikova, who secured European Championship silver thanks to her day's victory over 5000m (7.03,88). The 31-year-old had already won European Championship gold on Ritten in 2007 (her first medal at international level) and also won the title on the high plateau in 2011. The bronze medal, however, was won by “Azzurra” Francesca Lollobrigida, who lost out to speed skating legend Ireen Wüst (Netherlands) in the fight for third place. “I'm overjoyed because it's my first all-around medal at a European Championship. After the last World Cups I had already speculated that I would win a medal, but last week I didn't feel so good after a cold and was a bit nervous. Winning a medal here at Ritten, at a home European Championships, is something very special,” said the almost 28-year-old Roman after the award ceremony. Verbij defends her title The Dutchman Kai Verbij became European champion in the men's all-around sprint event. On Saturday he was again successful in the 500 meters and, in 34,93 seconds, narrowly missed Jeremy Wotherspoon's outdoor record (34,89), which the Canadian had achieved in Klobenstein in 2004. In the final 1000 meter competition, Verbij took second place in 1.08,88:139,085. 24 points in the overall ranking meant a new outdoor record for the XNUMX-year-old.

Thomas Krol was also able to celebrate a new outdoor record, completing the 1000 meters in 1.08,68:XNUMX minutes and lowering Verbij's record from the previous day even further. Silver and bronze went to Norway in the sprint four-way competition, namely Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen and Henrik Fagerli Rukke respectively. David Bosa from Trentino was the best “Azzurro” in tenth place. Final decisions on Sunday However, it's halftime for the all-rounders among men and the sprinters among women. After two competitions (500 and 5000 meters), the Dutchman Patrick Roest is just ahead of his compatriot Sven Kramer and the Norwegian Sverre Lunde Pedersen. In the women's four-way sprint, Austria's Vanessa Herzog is in the half-time lead. The 23-year-old from Innsbruck made her big appearance in the first 500 meter race when she set a new outdoor record in 37,61 seconds. In the 1000m, where Daria Kachanova from Russia achieved the best time, Herzog took fifth place. Kachanova is also in second place in the overall ranking, ahead of her compatriot Olga Fatkulina.

On Sunday the sprinters will again be in action over 500 and 1000 meters. The men compete in the all-around 1500 and 10.000 meters. The competition starts at 12.30 p.m. European Speed Skating Championships in Klobenstein Final standings women’s all-around: Gold: Antoinette de Jong (NED) 162,918 Silver: Martina Sablikova (CZE) 164,064 Bronze: Francesca Lollobrigida (ITA) 164,937 4. Ireen Wüst (NED) 166,054 5. Natalia Voronina (RUS) 166,269 6. Carlijn Achtereekte (NED) 166,642

Final standings in the men’s four-event sprint: Gold: Kai Verbij (NED) 139,085 Silver: Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen (NOR) 140,420 Bronze: Henrik Fagerli Rukke (NOR) 141,155 4. Artyom Kuznetsov (RUS) 141,325 5. Nico Ihle (GER) 141,335 6. Piotr Michalski (POL) 141,860

The remaining program: Sunday, from 12.30 p.m Women - Sprint 500 m Men's All-Around 1.500 m Women - Sprint 1.000 m Men's All-Around 10.000 m

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

EM: Lollobrigida is making headlines on Ritten

The speed skaters from the Netherlands won their first two European championship titles on Saturday in Ritten and also set a new outdoor record. Francesca Lollobrigida, who won bronze for Italy in the all-around competition, also caused a stir.

Suggestions

Comments (0)