At the Heerenveen track in the Netherlands, the pannists finished competing for the planet Cup for the 2024/25 season. In the last competition, Poles won 2 bronze medals. On the podium they stood: a duet range. Martyna Baran and Sr. Mateusz Mikołajuk and Kaja Ziomek-Nogal. White-Red in six rounds of the Polish Academy of Fine Arts won 15 medals, and in the "general" took 5 seats in the leading five.
– This is our best period in the past of planet Cup launches. I am very pleased with this, due to the fact that all another one, since I have managed the board, is the historical 1 – commented on the successes of Polish panchnytists in the cup struggles Rafał Tataruch, president of the Polish Union of fast Skating. “We are always modest about medal odds. The results of this season, however, exceeded our expectations – added the head of the skating center.
In the closing competition for the planet Cup in the 2024/25 season, Polish representatives in the Dutch Heerenveen won 2 bronze discs. The 3rd place was taken by: a mixed shelf in the scope lineup. Martyna Baran and Wier. Mateusz Mikołajuk and Kaja Ziomek-Nogal in the 500 m run. Vladimir Semirunnij was besides close to the podium, which in the 5000 m run placed in 4th position – until the medal he lacked 3.053 pp.
Szer. Martyna Baran from the Protection Brigade in Warsaw and the Wser. Mateusz Mikołajuk of the 1st Mazurian Artillery Brigade in Węgorzewo caused a large surprise, winning a bronze medal in the mixed relay. Over time, 3 min 1.30 were ranked in 5th place. However, after the disqualification of duets from the Netherlands and Czech Republic, the White-Reds jumped on the podium. The gold was captured by Kaitlyn McGregor and Livio Wenger of Switzerland, and the bronze by Sara Cabrera and Nil Llop Izquierdo of Spain. The Polish couple, taking 3rd place in Heerenveen, besides ranked 3rd in the overall cycle classification.
White-Red in competition mixed couples competed in different compositions. Major Martyna Baran competed most. There was besides a barrier running. Iga Wojtasik of the 9th Armoured Cavalry Brigade in Braniewo and Wr. Jakub Piotrowski of the 1st Mazury Artillery Brigade in Węgorzewo. In turn, Mateusz Mikołajuk, who specialized in short track and late started competing on a long track, made his debut in the PŚ competition in Division A and even competed in the mixed relay for the first time in his career.
Kaja Ziomek-Nogal won the second medal for Poland in the final competition in the Netherlands for 500 m. Polka took her 3rd place with a time of 37,736 pp. Triumphed Dutch Femke Kok (she scored a score of 37,131 s) before American Erin Jackson (37,436 s). The sixth was the Andelika Wójcik (37,845 s), and the sixth place was placed in the St. Karolina Bosiek from Central Military Sports Team (38,316 s). In the overall classification of the cycle at a distance of 500 m, the second position with 480 points was taken by Wójcik. Triumphed Jackson (524 points) before nipponese Yukino Yoshida (461 points). 5th place was taken by Ziomek-Nogal and 17th by Bosiek.
Apart from the second place, Wójcik and the 3rd place mixed in the general classification of the cycle, the podium was won by the Polish squad in the squad sprinkt. The highest level was: S. W. spec. Karolina Bosiek together with Kaja Ziomek-Nogal and Andelika Wójcik. It is worth noting that in the top 10 of the cycle they besides placed in the 5th position – the width. Marek Kania moving for 500 m (9th Armored Cavalry Brigade) and in the eighth, the general. Marek Kania in the 1000 m run, dir. Natalia Jabrzyk in the 1000 m run and Damian Żurek in the 500 m run.
The Heerenveen competitions were for the panchists the final test before the most crucial event of the period – the world's championships at distances. They will take place from 13 to 16 March in Hamar, Norway. – Medal starts in planet Cup competitions let to wait with optimism for performances of the White-Red in Norway. Let us remember, however, that all teams are preparing intensively for this start and to take a seat on the podium, you cannot afford any mistakes – the president of PZL admits.
