Last day of track racing gave us strong emotions and top-notch competitions.
Early in the morning took place the long distance races for Junior and Senior which could not happen yesterday.
JUNIOR ELIMINATION
First up Junior Ladies, the combativity of the skaters was undeniable. A lot of surpasses, change of rhythms, and Fernanda Moncada won an historical gold for Ecuador. Just behind her, Luna Vargas who had to stay with the silver and third place for Chiaojung Lee.
No surprises in Junior Men, where the Colombian duo dominated the race winning gold and silver. Kevin Fourneret, France, was the only one who could keep up with the Colombians.
JUNIOR LADIES
🥇 Fernanda Moncada Ecuador
🥈 Luna Vargas Rodríguez Colombia
🥉 Chiaojung Lee Chinese Taipei
JUNIOR MEN
🥇 Pablo Felipe Marin Serrano Colombia
🥈 Sebastián Florez Colombia
🥉 Kevin Fourneret France
SENIOR POINTS + ELIMINATION
Points + Elimination race, must be the hardest race ever. It’s involved, not only an incredible strength and endurance, but also a smart tactic: you can’t burn out too soon but with the need to get enough points.
In Senior Ladies, Fabriana Arias and Gabriela Rueda showed an extraordinary team work. The two girls won most of the points, winning gold and silver. Third place for Ecuador, who add another medal in the pocket with Gabriela Vargas.
In Senior men a crush at the beginning took out of the games Team Italy and Team Ecuador.
In the meanwhile, France played super smart, where Nolan Beddiaf helped Martin Ferrie to win his second gold. The second and third place was a close battle between Patxi Peula and Jason Suttle. Jason adding points during the races and Patxi on a final breakaway.
SENIOR LADIES
🥇 Fabriana Arias Colombia 24
🥈 Gabriela Rueda Colombia 18
🥉 Gabriela Vargas Ecuador 8
SENIOR MEN
🥇 Martin Ferrie France 18
🥈 Francisco Jose Peula Spain 12
🥉 Jason Suttels Belgium 12
JUNIOR 1000mt
The Team of Chinese Taipei is having an amazing momentum winning, also today, gold and silver! Third place for Colombia Samanta Ramirez.
Manuel Taibo from Spain, started as the underdog of the group. But with his moves, he surprised the pack, started the final sprint and no one could catch him! Gold medal for Spain, silver for Chinese Taipei and bronze for Colombia.
JUNIOR LADIES
🥇 Pei-Yu Shih Chinese Taipei 1.35.892
🥈 Chiaojung Lee Chinese Taipei 1.36.125
🥉 Samanta Ramirez Vargas Colombia 1.36.632
JUNIOR MEN
🥇 Manuel Taibo Spain 1.30.233
🥈 Chen-Yu Wen Chinese Taipei 1.30.934
🥉 Nicolás Barrios Colombia 1.30.949
SENIOR 500mt
The ladies skated an amazing race where Erin Jackson (Olympic Champion on ice skating) took the lead from the start. But some contact with Maria Timms made her lose speed, and from the back Yi Hsuan Liu arrived fast on the last straight, leaving everyone behind.
Another gold for Chinese Taipei, silver for USA and bronze for Colombia.
Andres Jimenez with a great showdown won his first gold medal of the Championships, n.12 of his incredible career. Second place for the Italian Duccio Marsili and third for Yvan Sivilier.
SENIOR LADIES
🥇 Yi Hsuan Liu Chinese Taipei 0.47.357
🥈 Erin Jackson United States 0.47.375
🥉 Maria Fernanda Timms Colombia 0.47.442
SENIOR MEN
🥇 Andres Jimenez Torres Colombia 0.44.545
🥈 Duccio Marsili Italy 0.44.561
🥉 Yvan Sivilier France 0.44.701
RELAY
The best for last! Relay is the race that make you feel like part of a family.
This Team race gives you a deeper connection with your teammates and a spectacular show!
JUNIOR
In the ladies, Chinese Taipei Team was just too strong for anyone else. Perfect changes, trajectories and a strong bound between the athletes.
Gold for them, second place for Colombia and third place for Ecuador.
For Junior Men, the Colombian trio win the race with a strong performance from all the three athletes. Second place for Chinese Taipei, confirming their continuity, third place for France.
JUNIOR LADIES
🥇 Chinese Taipei 4.34.310
🥈 Colombia 4.21.015
🥉 Ecuador 4.37.022
JUNIOR MEN
🥇 Colombia 4.20.631
🥈 Chinese Taipei 4.21.015
🥉 France 4.22.618
SENIOR
The relays in the senior category were just an incredible show from everyone of the skaters.
Remarkable overtakes, curves at more than 50km/h, stunning relays.
For the women, Team Colombia won the gold medal, followed once again, by Chinese Taipei. Third place for Korea.
But the Senior Men brings the world title to the hosts. Team Argentina, initially second, took gold after the disqualification of France.
SENIOR LADIES
🥇 Colombia 4.31.453
🥈 Chinese Taipei 4.31.572
🥉 Korea 4.31.749
SENIOR MEN
🥇 Argentina 4.14.939
🥈 Chinese Taipei 4.15.204
🥉 Colombia 4.15.216
Today is going to be a rest-day but also a road-test-day.
Tomorrow we will start with the road races: One Lap for Junior and Senior, Points race for Junior and Elimination race for Senior.
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