| Vertical Kilometer World Circuit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | from May to October |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 2017 |
| Organised by | ISF |
| Website | Vertical Kilometer World Circuit |
The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit of vertical kilometer (a skyrunning discipline) born in 2017 as a spin-off of Skyrunner World Series. [1] The Vertical World Circuit announced the 2017 VWC calendar featuring ten races, including a new venue: Osaka.
The winners of the first edition were the Norwegian Stian Angermund and the Spanish Laura Orgué. [2]
The circuit consists of 17 races that are held from May to October. [3] [4] [5]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stian Angermund |  Norway | 556 |
| 2 | Patrick Facchini |  Italy | 514.8 |
| 3 | Nejc Kuhar |  Slovenia | 468.4 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Orgué |  Spain | 554 |
| 2 | Victoria Kreuzer |  Switzerland | 553.2 |
| 3 | Stephanie Jimenez | Italy | 456.3 |
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The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Skyrunner World Series presents a global Sky Racing calendar, attracting mountain running athletes from almost every country.
Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may be used to aid progress. The governing body is the International Skyrunning Federation.
In skyrunning, a vertical kilometer is an uphill mountain running race with an elevation gain of 1,000 metres. The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit also defines it as covering less than 5 km. Trekking poles, which are allowed as optional accessories, are often used in vertical kilometer races.
The International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) is the world governing body for skyrunning. The ISF today counts 41 Member nations. The Federation of Sports at Altitude (FSA) used to be the organization which governed and managed the sports of skyrunning. It has been replaced by the International Skyrunning Federation.
The 2011 Skyrunner World Series was the 10th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The 2012 Skyrunner World Series was the 11th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The 2017 Skyrunner World Series was the 16th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The 2013 Skyrunner World Series was the 12th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The 2014 Skyrunner World Series was the 13th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The 2015 Skyrunner World Series was the 14th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The 2002 Skyrunner World Series was the 1st edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.
The Dolomites SkyRace is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 1998. It runs every year in Italian Dolomites in July and consists of two races SkyRace and Vertical Kilometer both valid for the Skyrunner World Series.
Maite Maiora Elizondo is a Spanish female sky runner and trail runner, who won gold medal at the 2016 Skyrunning World Championships in SkyMarathon, the final ranking of Sky Extreme and overall title of the 2017 Skyrunner World Series and bronze medal at the 2015 IAU Trail World Championships held in Annecy.
The Zegama-Aizkorri is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2002. It runs every year in Spain from Zegama up to Aizkorri and finish in Zegama in May and consists of two races, a SkyMarathon and from 2015 also a Vertical Kilometer both valid for the Skyrunner World Series.
The Rut is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2013. It runs every year in Big Sky, Montana in September and consists of four races, a 50 K, a 25 K, a 11 K and Vertical Kilometer both valid for the Skyrunner World Series.
The Tromsø SkyRace is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2014. It runs every year in Tromsø (Norway) in August and consists of four races both valid for the Skyrunner World Series.
The High Trail Vanoise is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2016. It is held every year at the Val-d'Isère in the French Alps at the end of July or beginning of May. The race is part of the Skyrunner World Series.
Stian Angermund, is a Norwegian trail runner and mountain runner who won the 2021 Amazing Thailand World Mountain and Trail Running Championships at the 40KM distance.
The Elbrus Race, is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It runs each May at Mount Elbrus, Russia. which at 5,642 m is the highest mountain in Europe. The race has formed part of the Skyrunner World Series circuit four times.
The Kilomètre vertical de Fully is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2001. It runs every year in July in Fully (Switzerland) and is valid for the Vertical Kilometer World Circuit.
