Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 14 (Reporter Wang Jingyu, Wang Meng) According to the official website of the International Skating Federation, the speed skating single world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, entered the third day of competition on the 13th, and the Dutch team and the United States team divided the four gold medals of the day.
The Dutch team, playing at home, continued their strong performance, with a total of five gold medals won in this event. In the men's 1000m race, when the winner Kroll was disqualified for running, another Dutch player, Welby, managed to reach the top. Kurizhnykov of the Russian Skating Union and Dibreuil of Canada won silver and bronze.
Wilby and Dibreuil, who had won the men's 500m the day before, appeared in the penultimate group, with only two runners before them with a time of less than 1 minute and 09 seconds. Wilby crossed the line with a time of 1:08.05, and Dibreuil was 0.51 seconds behind him, and the two temporarily ranked in the top two.
When Welby and Dibreuy finished the match, Kroll and defending champion and world record holder Kurizhnikov had yet to play. As a result, the former was sent off for two runs, while Kurizhnykov slid a time of 1:08.313, surpassing Dibreuil but behind Verby.
In the women's group race, the powerful Dutch team deviated in the execution of tactics, and Groenwood, who had originally escorted Shaoten, won the championship by mistake. Canada's Brontin finished second and Schottten won the bronze medal.
The other two championships produced on the day were won by American athletes. In the women's 1000m race, American star Bao defeated the host player Lyrdine to win the gold medal.
Bao, 32, won the event in two World Cup races in January, and she was under a lot of pressure before the game. Bao said: "Sometimes you can cope with this pressure, but sometimes you can't. We are not machines, we are human beings. ”
This time Bao succeeded. In a direct conversation with Lairdane, she performed flawlessly, leading the finish line with a time of 1:14.12. Lerdan won the silver medal in 1:14.67, while Golubeva of the Russian Skating Union came in third.
In the men's group race, The American Mandia won the championship with a strong sprint, while the Netherlands' Strettinga and The Belgian Swains finished second and third respectively. It was Mandia's third men's collective start gold medal at the individual World Championships. (End)