2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering

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The 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC), held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.

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About 450 athletes of 29 nations participated. Compared to the former world masterships a long distance race was added.

Results

Nation ranking and medals

(without long distance ranking; all age groups) [1]

rankingcountryindividualrelayteamvertical race
points Med 1.png Med 2.png Med 3.png points Med 1.png Med 2.png Med 3.png points Med 1.png Med 2.png Med 3.png points Med 1.png Med 2.png Med 3.png total points
1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 323533372211121211119203317089
2 Flag of France.svg France 31763316382118211935336931
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 323623770211068111833426907
4 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 26272642115881660225487
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 142631437876712885
6 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 12533464987502847
7 Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 12851984388162737
8 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 8524426846242592
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 16291927692590
10 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 13822161685782344
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8741863245991983
12 Flag of Poland.svg Poland 91513241743941807
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6801622465631651
14 Flag of the United States.svg United States 6481562103461360
15 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 5841684031155
16 Flag of Greece.svg Greece 490150114238992
17 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 40612218636
18 Flag of Chile.svg Chile 24814412153557
19 Flag of Canada.svg Canada 345166511
20 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 297166463
21 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 210106316
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 280280
23 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 14118100259
24 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 12988217
25 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 2186107
26 Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium 6666
27 Flag of Romania.svg Romania
27 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

Individual

Event held in Valerette on February 24, 2008

List of the best 10 participants by gender (incl. "Espoirs" level):

Women

[2]

rankingparticipanttotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Roberta Pedranzini 01h 51' 48"
Med 2.png Flag of France.svg   Laëtitia Roux 01h 53' 30"
Med 3.png Flag of Italy.svg   Francesca Martinelli 01h 55' 59"
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Nathalie Etzensperger 01h 56' 49"
5 Flag of Italy.svg   Gloriana Pellissier 01h 57' 26"
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Séverine Pont-Combe 02h 01' 02"
7 Flag of Spain.svg   Izaskun Zubizarreta 02h 05' 26"
8 Flag of Andorra.svg   Ariadna Tudel Cuberes 02h 07' 24"
9 Flag of Germany.svg   Stefanie Koch 02h 08' 06"
10 Flag of Austria.svg   Lydia Prugger 02h 08' 56"

Men

[3]

rankingparticipanttotal time
Med 1.png Flag of France.svg   Florent Perrier 01h 30' 03"
Med 2.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Florent Troillet 01h 32' 13"
Med 3.png Flag of Italy.svg   Dennis Brunod 01h 32' 32"
4 Flag of Austria.svg   Andreas Ringhofer 01h 33' 13"
5 Flag of France.svg   Grégory Gachet 01h 35' 14"
6 Flag of France.svg   Yannick Buffet 01h 35' 15"
7 Flag of Austria.svg   Alexander Lugger 01h 35' 17"
8 Flag of Italy.svg   Manfred Reichegger 01h 35' 20"
9 Flag of Spain.svg   Marc Solá Pastoret 01h 35' 27"
10 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Pierre Bruchez 01h 35' 28"

Relay

event held in Morgins on February 25, 2008

List of the best 10 relay teams by gender (some teams included "Espoirs" level athletes):

Women

[4]

rankingteamtotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Nathalie Etzensperger/Gabrielle Magnenat/Marie Troillet/Séverine Pont-Combe 01h 28' 54"
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg   Gloriana Pellissier/Francesca Martinelli/Elisa Fleischmann/Roberta Pedranzini 01h 32' 31"
Med 3.png Flag of France.svg   Corinne Favre/Valentine Fabre/Véronique Lathuraz/Nathalie Bourillon 01h 34' 54"
4 Flag of Norway.svg   Lene Pedersen/Ellen Blom/Bodil Ryste/Marit Tveite Bystøl 01h 38' 27"
5 Flag of Spain.svg   Cristina Bes Ginesta/Gemma Arró Ribot/Izaskun Zubizarreta/Emma Roca Rodríguez 02h 04' 18"

Men

[5]

rankingteamtotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Dennis Brunod/Manfred Reichegger/Denis Trento/Martin Riz 00h 58' 59"
Med 2.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Pierre Bruchez/Martin Anthamatten/Florent Troillet/Didier Moret 01h 00' 14"
Med 3.png Flag of Spain.svg   Javier Martín de Villa/Manuel Pérez Brunicardi/Marc Solá Pastoret/Kílian Jornet Burgada 01h 02' 01"
4 Flag of France.svg   Nicolas Bonnet/Martial Premat/Sébastien Perrier/Adrien Piccot01h 02' 36"
5 Flag of Austria.svg   Martin Bader/Andreas Kalß/Andreas Fischbacher/Alexander Lugger 01h 05' 10"
6 Flag of Germany.svg   Toni Steurer/Andreas Strobel/Stefan Klinger/Konrad Lex 01h 06' 32"
7 Flag of Norway.svg   Ola Berger/Ove-Erik Tronvoll/Ola Herje Hovdenak/Ole-Jakob Sande01h 07' 10"
8 Flag of Andorra.svg   Xavier Comas Guixé/Xavier Capdevila Romero/Joan Vilana Díaz/Joan Albós Cavaliere01h 07' 34"
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Svätojánsky/Miroslav Leitner/Jozef Hlavco/Juraj Laštík 01h 07' 36"
10 Flag of Sweden.svg   Patrik Nordin/André Jonsson/Björn Gund/John Bergstedt 01h 08' 34"

Team

event held in Pointe de l'Au on February 26, 2008

List of the best 10 relay teams by gender (some teams included "Espoirs" level athletes): [6]

Women

rankingteamtotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Martinelli/Pedranzini 02h 23' 53"
Med 2.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Etzensperger/Pont-Combe 02h 25' 43"
Med 3.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Magnenat/Mabillard 02h 31' 35"
4 Flag of France.svg   Favre/Bourillon 02h 32' 33"
5 Flag of France.svg   Fabre/Lathuraz 02h 37' 18"
6 Flag of Germany.svg   Koch/Graßl 02h 38' 26"
7 Flag of Spain.svg   Zubizarreta/Roca Rodríguez 02h 38' 51"
8 Flag of Norway.svg   Pedersen/Tveite Bystøl 02h 46' 36"
9 Flag of Italy.svg   T. Lunger/Cuminetti 02h 46' 55"
10 Flag of Sweden.svg  Hook/Vikberg02h 49' 59"

Men

rankingteamtotal time
Med 1.png Flag of France.svg   F. Perrier/Pellicier 01h 55' 40"
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg   H. Lunger/Giacomelli 01h 56' 16"
Med 3.png Flag of Italy.svg   Brunod/Reichegger 01h 56' 17"
4 Flag of France.svg   Gachet/Bon Mardion 02h 00' 18"
5 Flag of Spain.svg   Martín de Villa/J. Bes Ginesta02h 03' 24"
6 Flag of France.svg   D. Blanc/P. Blanc 02h 03 47"
7 Flag of Italy.svg   Murada/Holzknecht 02h 05' 25"
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Marti/Willy 02h 05' 55"
9 Flag of Norway.svg   Berger/Hovdenak02h 06' 51"
10 Flag of France.svg   Bonnet/Premat 02h 07' 06"

Vertical race

event held on February 28, 2008

List of the best 10 participants by gender (incl. "Espoirs" level): [7]

Women

rankingparticipanttotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Roberta Pedranzini 00h 43' 39"
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg   Francesca Martinelli 00h 44' 49"
Med 3.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Nathalie Etzensperger 00h 45' 08"
4 Flag of Austria.svg   Lydia Prugger 00h 45' 19"
5 Flag of France.svg   Corinne Favre 00h 45' 23"
6 Flag of France.svg   Véronique Lathuraz 00h 45' 26"
7 Flag of Andorra.svg   Ariadna Tudel Cuberes 00h 45' 30"
8 Flag of France.svg   Laëtitia Roux 00h 45' 59"
9 Flag of Andorra.svg   Sophie Dusautoir Bertrand 00h 46' 27"
10 Flag of Italy.svg   Gloriana Pellissier 00h 47' 16"

Men

rankingparticipanttotal time
Med 1.png Flag of France.svg   Florent Perrier 00h 35' 04"
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg   Dennis Brunod 00h 35' 42"
Med 3.png Flag of France.svg   Grégory Gachet 00h 35' 49"
4 Flag of Spain.svg   Kílian Jornet Burgada 00h 35' 54"
5 Flag of Italy.svg   Manfred Reichegger 00h 36' 06"
6 Flag of Spain.svg   Agustí Roc Amador 00h 36' 31"
7 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Sébastien Epiney 00h 36' 35"
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Florent Troillet 00h 37' 05"
9 Flag of Norway.svg   Ola Berger 00h 37' 10"
10 Flag of France.svg   Alexandre Pellicier 00h 37' 17"

Long distance

event held on February 29, 2008

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

[8]

rankingparticipanttotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Francesca Martinelli 03h 15' 10"
Med 2.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Gabrielle Magnenat 03h 16' 51"
Med 3.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Nathalie Etzensperger 03h 21' 11"
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Catherine Mabillard 03h 25' 20"
5 Flag of France.svg   Nathalie Bourillon 03h 26' 30"
6 Flag of Austria.svg   Veronika Swidrak 03h 31' 02"
7 Flag of France.svg   Véronique Lathuraz 03h 32' 04"
8 Flag of France.svg   Corinne Favre 03h 33' 38"
9 Flag of Spain.svg   Izaskun Zubizarreta 03h 36' 36"
10 Flag of Spain.svg   Emma Roca Rodríguez 03h 38' 44"

Men

[9]

rankingparticipanttotal time
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Guido Giacomelli 02h 54' 48"
Med 2.png Flag of France.svg   Florent Perrier 02h 57' 47"
Med 3.png Flag of Spain.svg   Kílian Jornet Burgada 02h 58' 38"
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Florent Troillet 03h 00' 53"
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Svätojánsky03h 01' 09"
6 Flag of Austria.svg   Alexander Lugger 03h 01' 53"
7 Flag of Italy.svg   Hansjörg Lunger 03h 05' 52"
8 Flag of France.svg   Tony Sbalbi 03h 05' 55"
9 Flag of Spain.svg   Marc Solá Pastoret 03h 05' 57"
10 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Didier Moret 03h 06' 01"

Combination ranking

(vertical race, individual and team ranking)

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

[10]

rankingparticipant
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg   Roberta Pedranzini
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg   Francesca Martinelli
Med 3.png Flag of Switzerland.svg   Nathalie Etzensperger
4 Flag of Spain.svg   Izaskun Zubizarreta
5 Flag of Norway.svg   Marit Tveite Bystøl
6 Flag of Sweden.svg  Martina Hook
7 Flag of Norway.svg   Lene Pedersen
8 Flag of Sweden.svg  Josefina Vikberg
9 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Séverine Pont-Combe
10 Flag of France.svg   Corinne Favre

Men

[11]

rankingparticipant
Med 1.png Flag of France.svg   Florent Perrier
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg   Dennis Brunod
Med 3.png Flag of France.svg   Grégory Gachet
4 Flag of France.svg   Alexandre Pellicier
5 Flag of Italy.svg   Manfred Reichegger
6 Flag of Norway.svg   Ola Berger
7 Flag of Spain.svg   Javier Martín de Villa
8 Flag of Austria.svg   Johann Wieland
9 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Florent Troillet
10 Flag of Germany.svg   Toni Steurer

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