Dulac and Sdobnikova win in Kirov

Daniel Dulac and Ksenia Sdobnikova win the first stage of the IWC 2002 in Kirov
The first stage of the Ice World Cup 2002 belongs to Daniel Dulac and Ksenia Sdobnikova. The debut to 2002 confirms the form of not only last year’s winner, but also the entire Frnech squad, which arrived in Kirov in force: team-mate Anthony Lamiche placed second, while Stephane Husson placed fourth.

The Austrian Harald Berger placed third, disrupting the “monotony” of what would otherwise have been an all-French podium. Mauro 'Bubu' Bole and Will Gadd, winner of the first ever IWC in 2000 and back to the competition after a year’s sabbatical, placed 5th equal. Their background of hard ice and mixed routes is frightening and contrasts strikingly with that of those athletes who have found their way to the IWC via sports climbing competitions. The athletic ability is therefore extremely high even if many of these had never touched ice axes and crampons before – the discussion rages on and we’ll just have to wait and see. Of the other semi-finalists, Mathias Schiestl placed 7th, Aljaz Anderle 8th and Thomas Steinbrugger 9th,

In the women’s event, Sandra Wielebnowski placed second ahead of Kirsten Buchmann third. Stephanie Maureau and Liv Sansoz placed 4th and 5th respectively, ahead of Margarita Kolodkina 6th and Mariam Filippova 8th. Mi-sun Go, in her first IWC, placed 7th.

The IWC now moves on to Austria’s Pitztal next weekend, where the first ever Ice World Championship will be held.



Daniel Dulac and
Ksenia Sdobnikova, winners of the first stage in Kirov



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Calendar IWC 2002

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Results men
1
Daniel Du Lac France
2
Anthony Lamiche France
3
Harald Berger Austria
4
Stephane Husson France
5
William Gadd Canada
5
Mauro Bole italy
7
Mathias Schiestl Austria
8
Aljaz Anderle Slovenia
9
Thomas Steinbrugger Austria

Results women
1
Ksenia Sdobnikova Russia
2
Sandra Wielebnowski Austria
3
Kirsten Buchmann Germany
4
Stephanie Maureau France
5
Liv Sansoz France
6
Margarita Kolodkina Russia
7
Mi-sun Go Korea
8
Mariam Filippova Russia


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