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Speed ​​skater Sáblíková is fifth in the middle of the multi-combat European Championships

Speed ​​skater Martina Sáblíková is fifth in the middle of the European All-around Championship in Heerenveen. The three-time Olympic winner first set eleventh time in the 500, then was fourth in the 3,000-meter race.

The leader is the defending champion Antoinette de Jongová from the Netherlands, for whom the Czech national team loses 1.02 points, which is 3.06 seconds in terms of the next track of 1500 meters. Nikola Zdráhalová is currently tenth.

“When I look at the names in front of me, even though I could say it’s open, the loss of five (in terms of) to the first place is more than ten seconds. Honestly, it is no longer possible on the medal. “said Sablikova.

The 33-year-old star entered the first big event of the season with a time of 39.89 and fell a tenth of a second behind his performance from control races last week in Inzell. However, she managed to run a time below the limit of 40 seconds, which she always considers necessary on the five-hundredth in order to be able to fight for medals.

“Five hundred was good for me, under forty it’s always good. I managed it in Europe for the third time in my career, so I was satisfied,” said the silver advocate. At the shortest multi-combat distance, it was more than a second faster than two years ago in Collalbo. In Italy, however, they raced on the open track.

In the trio, coach Petr Novák’s charge set a time of 4: 02.31, which is her new maximum in the atypical season. “The time is not bad, but the distance from the first two is quite large. I do not mean to have surprised me, but it is really big,” repeated the five-time European champion.

She was behind the fastest Dutchman Irene Schouten by more than four seconds, she was also defeated by Russia’s Natalia Voronin and De Jong. The fourth Jelizaveta Goluběvová from Russia is in front of Sáblíková in the standings.

“The last three laps hurt a lot. Although I rode in Inzell (in control races), I didn’t race like that for ten months, so I probably missed it a lot. It’s completely different in training. I can’t say that I rode completely “It’s a month before the World Cup,” Sáblíková pointed out the main race of the season, which awaits her in Heerenveen in mid-February.

As expected, the 24-year-old Zdráhalová succeeded more in the opening five-hundred, in which she finished fourth with a time of 39.40. She managed 3,000 meters in 4: 10.47, which was enough for her eleventh place. It is continuously tenth.

The European Championship will continue on Sunday in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter races, with only the top six taking part in the final.

“I want to do some fifteen, I should be in the top five. The higher I am, the better. As I said before Europe, I wanted to do a three and a five well. I hope that after five I will feel better tomorrow than today after three. , “Sáblíková wished.

European Speed ​​Skating Championships in Heerenveen:

Multiplayer:

Women:

500 m: 1. Bosiekova (Pol.) 38.68, 2. Golubevova (RUS) 38.84, 3. De Jongova (Niz.) 38.89, 4. Zdráhalová 39,40, …11. Sáblíková (both CR) 39.89.

3000 m: 1. Schouten (Niz.) 3: 57,95, 2. Voroninova (RUS) 3: 58,62, 3. De Jong 4: 02,19, 4. Sáblíková 4:02,31, …11. Zdráhalová 4:10,47.

Standings (2 of 4 disciplines): 1. De Jong 79,255, 2. Schouten 79,518, 3. Voronin 79,680,… 5. Sáblíková 80,275, 10. Zdráhalová 81,145.

Men:

500 m: 1. Pedersen (Nor.) 36.25, 2. Roest (Niz.) 36.39, 3. Engebraten (Nor.) 36.67.

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