no.Elle Loup is only 20 years old, but he is One of the pioneers of Spanish sports is determined to open the tracks Unexplored in disciplines without any tradition in our country. This is the case with speed skating on figure skating, which these days the World Cup is being played at the Thialf Arena in Heerenveen (Netherlands).
Llop debuts in a tournament with these characteristics after that Do the same in Europe last January. And he did it twice, in the 500 and 1000 meters as one of the top 24 competitors on the entire planet at both distances.
Today was the 500m turn and it was the eighteenth loop 35.11, his best mark at sea level and only 14th part of his “Top 10”. The skier from Prat de Llobregat wrote on his Twitter account after his promising debut: “Although the position is not very good, we are very happy with the time, my 100th part and the launch. Tomorrow more”.
The gold went to the Americans Jordan Stolz, barely 18 years old at 34.10. Stolz had already left his visiting card at the Junior World Cup in Insel (Germany) less than a month ago with five gold and two bronze medals.
Loeb is hardly the second Spanish player to win the World Cup in this area after Antonio Gómez in 1982. Heerenveen is a track that Loeb knows well, since During 2019-2021 it was their focus during the snow seasonHe trains at Thialf Arena daily.
Llop will compete again on Saturday (from 3:13 p.m.) in the 1000 metres. The competition can be followed live on ISU Ski YouTube channel.
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