Venues
| Year | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Cham | [2] [3] |
| 2014 | Kirchhundem | [4] |
| 2016 | Unterensingen /  Villablino | |
| 2017 |  Nanjing | [5] |
| 2018 |  Saitama | [6] |
| 2019 | Barcelona | [7] |
| 2023 | [8] | |
| 2024 |  Chieti | [9] |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Inline Alpine |
| Established | 2012 |
| Administrator | World Skate |
The Inline Alpine World Championships is the premier inline alpine championship organised by World Skate. The competition has been recognized since 2012 and has taken place roughly biennially since. It has been included in all occurrences of the World Skate Games since its beginning in 2017. World Skate has organized this championship in partnership with the International World Inline Alpine Committee (WIAC), which started unofficial championships in 2010 [1]
| Year | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cham | [2] [3] |
| 2014 | Kirchhundem | [4] |
| 2016 | Unterensingen / Villablino | |
| 2017 | Nanjing | [5] |
| 2018 | Saitama | [6] |
| 2019 | Barcelona | [7] |
| 2023 | [8] | |
| 2024 | Chieti | [9] |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Kristaps Zvejnieks (LAT) | Manuel-Alessandro Zörlein (GER) | Sebastian Gruber (GER) |
| 2014 | Manuel-Alessandro Zörlein (GER) | Kristaps Zvejnieks (LAT) | Sven Ortel (GER) |
| 2016 | Kristaps Zvejnieks (LAT) | Moritz Doms (GER) | Jonas Börsig (GER) |
| 2017 | Kristaps Zvejnieks (LAT) | Marco Walz (GER) | Sven Ortel (GER) |
| 2018 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Sergio Méndez (ESP) |  Jan Möller (CZE) |
| 2019 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Miks Zvejnieks (LAT) | Marco Walz (GER) |
| 2023 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Noah Sing (GER) | Maximilian Löw (GER) |
| 2024 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Maximilian Schödlbauer (GER) |  Michał Styrylski (POL) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Marco Walz (GER) | Adrian Griesser (GER) | Franz-Josef Meyer (GER) |
| 2014 | Marco Walz (GER) | Adrian Griesser (GER) | Manuel-Alessandro Zörlein (GER) |
| 2016 | Davis Zvejnieks (LAT) | Marco Walz (GER) | Moritz Doms (GER) |
| 2019 | Manuel Zoerlein (GER) | Miks Zvejnieks (LAT) | Sven Ortel (GER) |
| 2023 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Noah Sing (GER) | Michał Styrylski (POL) |
| 2024 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Michał Styrylski (POL) | Maximilian Schödlbauer (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Philip Jung (GER) | Andreas Hilble (GER) | Georg Meeh (GER) |
| 2014 | Manuel-Alessandro Zörlein (GER) | Lukas Bleicher (GER) | Maximilian Merz (GER) |
| 2016 | Sven Ortel (GER) | Kristaps Zvejnieks (LAT) | Marco Walz (GER) |
| 2017 | Marco Walz (GER) | Marcos Morera (ESP) | Miks Zvejnieks (LAT) |
| 2018 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Jan Möller (CZE) | Sergio Méndez (ESP) |
| 2019 | Miks Zvejnieks (LAT) | Moritz Doms (GER) | Sven Ortel (GER) |
| 2023 | Luca Gökeler (GER) | Davis Zvejnieks (LAT) | Jan Möller (CZE) |
| 2024 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Marco Walz (GER) | Maximilian Schödlbauer (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Marco Walz (GER) | Sergio Méndez (ESP) | Miks Zvejnieks (LAT) |
| 2018 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Jan Möller (CZE) | Sergio Méndez (ESP) |
| 2019 | Moritz Doms (GER) | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Sven Ortel (GER) |
| 2023 | Luca Gökeler (GER) | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Noah Sing (GER) |
| 2024 | Jörg Bertsch (GER) | Luca Gökeler (GER) | Maximilian Schödlbauer (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ann-Kathrin Stolz (GER) | Claudia Wittmann (GER) | Ann Krystina Wanzke (GER) |
| 2014 | Ann Krystina Wanzke (GER) | Mona Sing (GER) | Jana Börsig (GER) |
| 2016 | Katharina Hoffmann (GER) | Claudia Wittmann (GER) | Lisa Wölffing (GER) |
| 2017 | Mona Sing (GER) | Claudia Wittmann (GER) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) |
| 2018 | Elea Börsig (GER) | Gabriela Kudělásková (CZE) | Barbora Procházková (CZE) |
| 2019 | Elea Börsig (GER) | Claudia Wittmann (GER) | Mona Sing (GER) |
| 2023 | Elea Börsig (GER) | Lisa Schmid (GER) | Claudia Wittmann (GER) |
| 2024 | Mona Heller (GER) | Lorenza Cesaris (ITA) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ann-Kathrin Stolz (GER) | Julia Grüning (GER) | Alessandra Veit (GER) |
| 2014 | Susanne Weber (GER) | Mona Sing (GER) | Lisa Stäudinger (GER) |
| 2016 | Claudia Wittmann (GER) | Jana Börsig (GER) | Elea Börsig (GER) |
| 2019 | Manuela Schmohl (GER) | Claudia Wittmann (GER) | Ann Krystina Wanzke (GER) |
| 2023 | Elea Börsig (GER) | Mona Heller (GER) | Lisa Schmid (GER) |
| 2024 | Mona Heller (GER) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) | Elea Börsig (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Manuela Schmohl (GER) | Ann Krystina Wanzke (GER) | Julia Grüning (GER) |
| 2014 | Ann Krystina Wanzke (GER) | Marina Seitz (GER) | Susanne Weber (GER) |
| 2016 | Mona Sing (GER) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) | Elea Börsig (GER) |
| 2017 | Mona Sing (GER) | Lara Koegel (GER) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) |
| 2018 | Elea Börsig (GER) | Barbora Procházková (CZE) | Gabriela Kudělásková (CZE) |
| 2019 | Manuela Schmohl (GER) | Ann Krystina Wanzke (GER) | Lara Koegel (GER) |
| 2023 | Manuela Schmohl (GER) | Vanessa Rogel (GER) | Elea Börsig (GER) |
| 2024 | Lorenza Cesaris (ITA) | Mona Heller (GER) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mona Sing (GER) | Lara Koegel (GER) | Lisa Schmid (GER) |
| 2018 | Elea Börsig (GER) | Barbora Procházková (CZE) | Gabriela Kudělásková (CZE) |
| 2019 | Mona Sing (GER) | Elea Börsig (GER) | Manuela Schmohl (GER) |
| 2023 | Lisa Schmid (GER) | Mona Heller (GER) | Sinah Rogel (GER) |
| 2024 | Lorenza Cesaris (ITA) | Mona Heller (GER) | Elea Börsig (GER) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany (GER) | Czech Republic (CZE) | Spain (ESP) |
| 2019 | Germany (GER) | Spain (ESP) |  Slovakia (SVK) |
| 2023 | Germany (GER) | Spain (ESP) | Italy (ITA) |
| 2024 | Germany (GER) | Italy (ITA) | Spain (ESP) |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy (ITA) | Latvia (LAT) | Germany (GER) |
| 2024 | Italy (ITA) | Germany (GER) | Spain (ESP) |
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