She tried something new, then boasted about the experience on the nets. At the same time, Martina Sáblíková already knows, at least in part, what awaits her in the coming season. At least two parts of the Speed Skating World Cup are clear. Both should take place in the second half of January in a closed “bubble” in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.
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Speed skater Martina Sáblíková in the illustration.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
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Sáblíková placed a video on the network, where she is captured in a somewhat unusual role. She tried a good ride. She got into the competition car with Jan Kopecký, the 2018 world champion in the WRC-2 category. “Something incredible,” she blurted out after the experience in the skin of the rally actor.
But these days she was also looking forward to winter. Already in August, the ISU Skating Union canceled four World Cups scheduled for November and December due to the poor coronavirus situation.
The first big event should be the European Championships in Heerenveen on 16 and 17 January, which should be followed by two World Cup races.
Sáblíková started the season great on new skates
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Participants should move in a closed environment only between the hotel and the Thialf hall, and under these conditions they should leave on 22-24. January and 29-31. January two parts SP.
According to the original program, the finals of the series should take place in the Dutch speed skating Mecca at the beginning of March. The calendar still includes the February World Championships and the World Championships in China.
Last season of the World Cup managed to finish shortly before the outbreak of the pandemic, the three-time Olympic winner Sáblíková dominated the thirteenth evaluation of the series on long distances.
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