Until there are five remaining those five will be the only contenders for a medal the winner of last year’s or the rather the silver medalist of last year’s World Championship was fraan Aras the brilliant Colombian who’s already been to the podium three times in four previous events here at the world
Games that final featured the likes of marum who is hereos ALU is here srin Tass who’s had such a wonderful world gam Lee Chinese taipe anden the Spaniard Lavina Lopez of Chile who picked up that wonderful bronze bill in the Thousand me Sprint and the feeling is that Aras will
Be the one to beat three polls taking their place in this race as well this was one four years ago in the last World game by the American anet hawood it’s the Spaniard anen leading them around times utterly irrelevant but listen out when you hear the Bell that’s
When these skaters go to Red Alert because if you are the last across the line out comes the hook and you get fished off the track your races run so right now it’s just a case of what your position keep an eye on everyone that’s around
You it’s a strange race in many ways so tactical it’s steady and sedate punctuated by sudden burst of action the Frantic scramble to avoid being the last one in the line Julia Boni one of Two Italians in this race along with Julia Lola Brigida of Spaniards an is
Here paharo of Colombia joining her compatriot Ciana alas the red hot favorite Ain Jackson the American in this lineup as well there she is in the red white and blue of the United States not really her discipline it has to be said and two belgians red hot right now s t three
Medals for her in four events compatriot Anor Vos aim of Germany could be a contender as well and marum looking to make up for some personal disappointment currently in second place there the German and now with SRE Tass stepping up the pace now the wrong place to be of course
Is right at the back the one advantage of being at the back is you can see what’s going on in front of you but that’s the only Advantage you don’t want to be there when things start happening so still it’s the phony War now the Two Italians have dropped
All the way down the field to the back looking with tent on the back there as well is fabriana Aras think she’ll be staying there now that’s the other Colombian that’s just uh withdrawn by the look of it pararo P Kam Pajaro who won the 300 met time trial
And really looked good doing so and has contributed very little s and her race is over so it’s Jackson peeling off the lead now and still it’s steady as they go that’s the watch word for these skaters taking their time the lead continues change with Yang really good to see Yang hoen back
In action after picking up that bronze medal in the 10,000 me points elimination and then taking the hospital after a crash as a precaution he obviously is absolutely fine which is wonderful to see and they’re all taking their turns putting in a shift at the head of the Paton
Belck in behind the French leader who now peels off her job done and Tass leads boss ALU is tucked in behind as Juliet pach drops back after her spell as the pace setter just slips in the back of the Pelon T now peels off to see if there’s a gap in the
Pelaton she’ll happily jump in at the back and she won’t be too unhappy to be there SRE task we’ve already seen many times in the speed skating at the world games that she has a terrific burst of pace should get her out of any trouble she not sort to be caught out of
The back but you can see how comfortable it is at the back he sitting in the slipstream he just don’t have to do any work joining her there as well now it looks like it’s going to be n anen that Shaya pada seen it is now everybody taking their turn doing their
Pit all help each other stay fresh a couple of poles at the head of the pack here that’s why this crowd is so happy Alexandre GS leading the way and dropping out and Sonia gak will take over now always great excitement whenever the Polish skaters threaten to do
Anything it’s been a case of gaining valuable experience at the highest level really for these polish skaters they’ve been busy they’ve competed in everything without ever threatening to be on the podium but nevertheless they’re learning a lot about what it takes to operate at the very highest level pretty soon we’ll be seeing
Alejandra trans Lavina Lopez hit the front she’s du up next they will start wind it up so we had the early Dropout pararo rather mystifyingly she wasn’t eliminated she just dropped out the Colombian that has whittled the field down to go4 to long long long way to go yes of
Course how long will Sonia gak decide that she wants to stay as the head of affairs up to her of course you can just peel off the front there anytime she likes and uh and the bat on over to traslavina Lopez she’s quite happy front running here the pole
We have a pole at the front we have a pole at the back and 13 skaters sandwiched in between those two now G has decided she’s done enough Lopez the 1000 me bronze medalist will put in some work just behind her fabriana Aras the the expected gold medalist here
Mar Kum tucked in just behind her one of the final five in the world championship a year ago to she’s had one or two things to deal with during these world games not least to the fact of disqualification that cost her a bronze medal when she had that collision with
Yang and she was really visibly upset after that we thought at the time it was just disappointment losing out on the medal far from it Yang had had to go to hospital and uh there is absolutely no malice between any of these athletes at all it really is a band of brothers and
Sisters in this business Tom was just upset and concerned neither of them skated in the thousand meters but good to see both of them are here in the 15,000 M Elimination race and if she’s on her game Ora tum who just peels off the lead there is definitely capable of being a
Medal Contender now the Two Italians are back at the head of Affairs Boni and Julia lria Boni a gold medalist on the 500 M that memorable skate and she led from start to finish in the quarterfinals the semi-finals and indeed the final both Italians peeling off biki not taking a turn at the
Front so Ain Jackson the 500 met specialist he’ll take over the American the 24-year-old from Florida engineering graduate very capable skating a whole bunch of world championship medals to her name over the last few years there’s only one thing these skaters really don’t like and that
Is athletes don’t put in their shift at the head of the pack all these skaters seemingly happy to do just that last go the two taipe athletes Now Chinese taipe athletes check out together just as the Italians did Juliet P we haven’t seen a lot of in the world
Games she’s done her bit and it’s the Belgian one two now Tas followed by Voss Vos just missing out on a medal in the points elimination or rather in the 1,000 M Sprint coming in fourth there behind the compatriot Tass Tass letting that one go now Voss will be followed by the
Second French woman Clos Al Buu ALU the victim of a very unfortunate crash a while ago in the 300 meter time trial he was uh taken down as uh I think it was Jackson lost away a little bit lost control crashed and unfortunately took out ALU who was in the lead here
She had a heavy fall smashed into the per first back she feared the worst for her a few minutes before she was uh able to recover from being dazed but she’s obviously perfectly all right now which is also good to see so ALU checks out anen now hits the
Front and we continue to count down the laps nobody of course as we get close to halfway and we’re not even there yet nobody’s going to put in a a fast Burst to try and break the pelaton up not this early that would be Madness the pack would hunt you
Down well it wouldn’t be surprised wouldn’t be a surprise later on if there were to be some kind of breakaway so we continue to tick on down to when the eliminations will begin 399 is back at the head of Affairs nice steady Pace the key for all
Of these athletes at the moment conserve energy look at the skaters at the back there this is nothing more than a warm-up exercise for them hands behind the backs pretty much upright just literally coasting along in the slipstream well the four gold medals that have been disposed of so far two
For Colombia one for Italy one for Belgium where is this Fifth and last women’s track speed skating gold medal going to go pi could end up around the neck of the woman in the lead here silver medalist in this event at the world championship last year
Aras completes her shift tomb is back in front ladies and gentlemen well they’ Ed their way through the first 8 km and all of them will be very aware what is to come things will start exploding into life pretty soon now we’ve seen the two Italian skaters hit the front and then
Both peel off together is Lola bridgid leading the way followed by and once again bki showing no interest in hitting the front on her own which is unusual because if you saw her races earlier particularly in those 500 meter Sprints she is a very happy front runner this of course in a
Completely different discipline now it’s Lee leading yang and just like the Italians they continue just to work together two Chinese taipe skaters so Juliet HBA will do her work the two French skaters not working as a partnership pudar and ALU choice of course they are separated by the two
Belgians and the countdown continues 30 laps to go there we are through 9 km both the belgians check out that leaves ALU in first place and you just get the sense they’re all starting to get a little bit itchy around the trigger finger here it’s just a question
Of when does somebody decide it’s time to make a move well that will happen of course and we hear the Bell was just a moment there it looked like everybody was just glancing around right who’s where who do I have to watch what do I have to
Do there you go the two polls after Anin anen does her job Alexandra gos leading Sonia 15,000 elimination and 2 coming up to 10 km the sense of anticipation continues to build it’s anen at the back as we get to 10,000 in this 15,000 M Elimination race they will start picking them off
And they will start dropping very quickly as this field will get whittel down in what will become an exercise in survival all you got to do to be with a chance of a medal is make sure you are not in last place at the elimination point if you are off you
Go the rest go on now things starting to pick up here we go here we go now let’s see what happens this is where things get interesting it’s a mad Scramble now and I think it’s one of the polls that’s near the back now who’s going to get pulled out of this
One well it’s the two belgians leading the way around pass and boss now an attack coming from the outside one of the Chinese type Ace skaters I think that was Lee mingchu stepping in now one of the poles and there is the Bell now that’s where
You panic if you are at the back here as the other pole is well gak has really got to get her skates on if you’ll excuse the pun and it looks like she’s left it too late the others are all away and clear gak has
Really got to push on hard here and I don’t think the others are going to let her in no they’re not Elin so she’s gone and the others can take a breather briefly because now it’s pretty intense and it’s very full on there’s another Bell no chance of a
Breather now this is why they conserve their energy this is why they just paced themselves through those first 10 km Aon Jackson one of the back markers now she managed to get herself out of trouble the American I think as has she done it that really is very very
Close as they continue just to push on there’s the Bell again so Vos leading Lola Bridger now we’re coming up for another bit of bad news for one of these skaters who’s it going to be next gak has gone Boni has gone there’s the Bell again little bit of
Pushing and shoving going on if you’re at the front you’re probably okay that’s uh a good place to be right now for Goss who is putting in a really good shift long way to go of course one of the belgians back there I think that is uh it’s uh it could well
Be one of the belgians that’s in trouble here anos and srin Tas and it’s Jackson that went I think anena has gone as well the Belgian the Spaniards are the two belgians at the back cutting it pretty fine yeah and Cena is gone so now they are continuing to
Whittle the field down and still the belgians sit at the back they are cutting it fine PBA is at the right end of things tomb is in there Aras is in there now who’s going to go next that’s bad news for clor ALU her number’s been called as well now the other French
Woman is saying well I’m going to stay right here this is uh this is where it’s safe yeah they really are starting to pour it on a little bit here and it’s disappointment for the Polish contingent I think they got Alexandra gos there now that’s how that’s how you feel
When you’ve been eliminated and talking of elimination out goes Anor Vos well she never looked comfortable when the heat really started to uh get turned up hudba is still there she’s skating really well Mara tum is in there Lopez is in there Aras of course is in there so too
Sandreen Tas so we are getting The Usual Suspects and one or two surprises still in there that was Julia laa Bria she’s gone Yang is still there out of hospital and fighting for another medal so Lola brid are gone there’s confirmation amazingly Alexandra gos the
Pole is still in with this group this is a terrific skate to make the last nine for her but it’s Aras Tom Lee Lopez and Tass who of course is in such good form it would be no surprise if those are the final five here now Alexandra gos has finally gone
Her race is over but that really was a big effort there from the pole that was terrific and then there were seven that wasn’t a bad effort at all from Goss she went a lot further than many would have expected now the Chilean has gone TR Lavina Lopez is out she will not
Be adding to her bronze medal from the Thousand M and and we really are down to Serious Business now only six left there will be one more to go Aras is there PBA is having a terrific race marum is in there as well so to is Yang what a story
That would be Lee from Chinese taipe as well and Sr Tas so two Chinese taipe skaters Pyar has gone we are down to the final five and it’s all about who can hit the front and it’s sandreen Tass and fabriana Arad and they’ve taken Mara tomb with them as
Well that’s the one two three it’s been all about the Colombian and the Belgian can tomb get in amongst them as well this looks like where the medals are going the two Chinese taip skaters are out of it they hit the Bell it’s a big
Lead for Aras Tass is trying to hun her down tomb doesn’t seem to have an extra gear at this point coming in off this last Bend it’s going to be the big two once again it’s the big attack on the inside from the but I think Aras has just held
On my goodness me how close was that officially they’re going to have to another look have another look at that of course my feeling was that at the stretch at the line Aras had done just about enough but it’s the same old story again fabriana Aras and sandreen Tass are just
Cleaning up medal after medal they’ve done it again good to see Mar Kum get a third place finish as well after all that she’s had to go through through it’s so close it’s so close one wheel no more than that if that between first and second
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