Italian Fabio Carta skates after the men's 1500m Semi-finals of the... Foto di attualità - Getty Images
![Fabio Carta (L) of Italy leads the pack followed by Cees Juffermans (R) of Netherlands and Andre Hartwig (C) of Germany during the men's 500-metre semifinal at the European Short Track Championship Fabio Carta (L) of Italy leads the pack followed by Cees Juffermans (R) of Netherlands and Andre Hartwig (C) of Germany during the men's 500-metre semifinal at the European Short Track Championship](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3HN7M/fabio-carta-l-of-italy-leads-the-pack-followed-by-cees-juffermans-r-of-netherlands-and-andre-hartwig-c-of-germany-during-the-mens-500-metre-semifinal-at-the-european-short-track-championship-competition-in-st-petersburg-january-17-2003-carta-won-the-final-reutersalexander-demianchuk-as-2D3HN7M.jpg)
Fabio Carta (L) of Italy leads the pack followed by Cees Juffermans (R) of Netherlands and Andre Hartwig (C) of Germany during the men's 500-metre semifinal at the European Short Track Championship
![Fabio Carta from Italy, Li Ye from China, Cees Juffermans from the Netherlands and Mark McNee from Australia (L to R) speed during the men's 1500 metres Short Track Speed Skating heat Fabio Carta from Italy, Li Ye from China, Cees Juffermans from the Netherlands and Mark McNee from Australia (L to R) speed during the men's 1500 metres Short Track Speed Skating heat](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2JT5D/fabio-carta-from-italy-li-ye-from-china-cees-juffermans-from-the-netherlands-and-mark-mcnee-from-australia-l-to-r-speed-during-the-mens-1500-metres-short-track-speed-skating-heat-at-the-torino-2006-winter-olympic-games-in-turin-italy-february-12-2006-reutersdavid-gray-2D2JT5D.jpg)