Maria Tolokonina and Maxim Tomilov win the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016

Two new winning faces emerged on Sunday at the Ice climbing World Cup2016 in Corvara. In a high quality Lead final Slovenian Janez Svoljšak and Korean Han Na Rai Song triumphed. The exciting men’s duel was fought in the pouring rain. It did not take place as originally expected between Russian World Champion Maxim Tomilov and runner-up Hee Yong Park from Korea, but between Janez Svoljšak from Slovenia and Yannick Glatthard from Switzerland, two emerging talents on the international ice climbing circuit. In the end Svoljšak was the only climber who made it to the top of the demanding route. The 22-year old Slovenian enjoyed his first World Cup victory and was also crowned European Champion, a title that was also awarded in this South Tyrolean World Cup event. Hee Yong Park placed third in the World Cup, while Alexey Tomilov from Russia won European Championship Bronze. The overall World Cup Lead ranking was won by Maxim Tomilov who finished fifth in Corvara.

Rainer loses her hold in the final
Han Na Rai Song won the women's event, and in the quality final Petra Klingler from Switzerland and Maryam Filippova from Russia lost out to the Korean athlete. Klingler was crowned new European Champion though, ahead of Filippova and Ekatierna Vsasova, also from Russia. Three times World Champion winner Angelika Rainer from nearby Meran risked everything in the final but lost her grip and finished in 5th place in the World Cup and in fourth place in the European Championships.

The World Cup overall Lead ranking was won by Maria Tolokonina. The Russian had already secured victory before the event in Corvara whe she finished in 8th place after three consecutive victories.

Russia excels in speed climbing
In the speed climbing athletes had to climb the 15m ice tower as fast as possible. In this discipline Russian athletes are historically in a league of their own and once again they lived up to expectations. Radomir Proshchenko won first World Cup victory on Saturday in 8.29 seconds, while his teammates Egor Trapeznikov (8.77) and Pavel Batushev (8.97) placed second and third. The best athlete outside Russia was Iranian Mohammadreza Safdarian Korouyeh (9.42). Overall Speed World Cup winner Maxim Tomilov had to settle for 13th place.

In the women's event three athletes from the country with the largest surface area in the world ended up taking the podium places. Maria Tolokonina (11.44) won her third of four World Cup events this season and to win the overall World Cup 2016. Ekaterina Koshcheeva (12.66) placed second, Maryam Filippova (12.96) third. Thanks to their victories in Corvara, Proshchenko and Tolokonina were also crowned European Speed Champions.

Youth and Junior World Championships
The World Cup event in Corvara was an overwhelming success once again. But Reinhard Graf and his many helpers cannot rest on their laurels. At the end of this week, from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 February the World Youth Championships in the age groups U22 ,U19 and U16 will take place here.

CORVARA
Lead male
1) Janez Svoljsak SLO
2) Yannick Glattard SUI
3) Hee Yong Park KOR
4) Alexey Tomilov RUS
5) Maxim Tomilov RUS
6) Nikolai Kuzovlev RUS
7) Alexey Dengin RUS
8) Korouyeh Mohammadreza Safdarian IRI

Lead female
1) Han Na Rai Song KOR
2) Petra Kingler SUI
3) Maryam Filippova RUS
4) Ekaterina Vlasova RUS
5) Angelika Rainer ITA
6) Woonseon Shin KOR
7) Nadezhda Gallyamova RUS
8) Maria Tolokonina RUS

Speed male
1) Radomir Proshchenko RUS
2) Egor Trapeznikov RUS
3) Pavel Batushev RUS

Speed female
1) Maria Tolkonina RUS
2) Ekaterina Koshcheeva RUS
3) Maryami Filippova RUS

COMPLETE RESULTS 2016
Lead male
1 Tomilov Maxim RUS 331
2 Park HeeYong KOR 271
3 Svoljšak Janez SLO 270
4 Tomilov Alexey RUS 218
5 Glatthard Yannick SUI 182
6 Kuzovlev Nikolai RUS 153
7 Dengin Alexey RUS 146
8 Tarasov Sergey RUS 127
9 Sypavin Valentyn UKR 116
10 Safdarian Korouyeh Mohammadreza IRI 107
11 Han Junghee KOR 105
12 Huser Kevin SUI 104
13 LEE Chang Hyon KOR 99
14 Dobrinskiy Pavel RUS 87
15 Marshalov Aleksei RUS 83
16 GEROME Yann FRA 80
17 Vagin Alexey RUS 55
18 Hoek Dennis NED 53
19 Behlic Damir CRO 52
20 McARTHUR Gordon CAN 51
20 Primerov Nikolay RUS 51
22 BEEK Noah CAN 46
23 Zeynali Masoud IRI 42
24 Fine Pierrick FRA 38
25 Garbolino-Bressa Octave FRA 36
26 Proshchenko Radomir RUS 34
26 Kwon YoungHye KOR 34
28 BRUN Olivier FRA 33
29 Willis Justin USA 32
30 CHU Byoungsun KOR 26
31 KUTCHER Nathan CAN 24
31 Yoshida Mitsugu JPN 24
33 Stritch Carter USA 21
33 Seo Jongkuk KOR 21
35 Jung WeonJo KOR 20
36 Goetz Lukas SUI 19
37 Lee Kwangmin KOR 16
37 Ballard Thomas GBR 16
39 Malinowski Marco SUI 14
39 Werren Alexander SUI 14
39 Clavien Samuel SUI 14
42 Kaidash Volodymyr UKR 10
43 Petkov Mincho BUL 9
43 Montgomery Aaron USA 9
45 Kartashev Vladimir RUS 8
45 Kryvosheytsev Yevgen UKR 8
45 Magro Whit USA 8
48 Grosdanoff Scott GBR 7
49 Saghafi Mojtaba IRI 6
49 Vachon Ryan USA 6
51 Chatelan Simon SUI 5
51 Davis Ryan USA 5
51 Hashemi Hosseinabadi Mojtaba IRI 5
54 Gibisch Christopher USA 4
54 Nara Masayuki JPN 4
56 ANDRONOWSKI Rafal CAN 3
57 LEE Geonho KOR 2
57 Novikov Alexander USA 2
57 CHAN Chi Sang HKG 2
60 Woodhead Will GBR 1
60 Xavier CAILHOL FRA 1

Lead female
1 Tolokonina Maria RUS 340
2 Vlasova Ekaterina RUS 240
3 Song HanNaRai KOR 235
4 Shin WoonSeon KOR 218
5 Klingler Petra SUI 211
6 Filippova Maryam RUS 208
7 Rainer Angelika ITA 171
8 Gallyamova Nadezhda RUS 136
9 Lee MyoungHee KOR 120
10 Mc Swiggan Eimir IRL 109
11 Kuznetsova Maria RUS 105
12 Kulikova Natalya RUS 103
13 Edler Mariia RUS 96
14 Moosavi Zeinabkobra IRI 80
15 Steen Marianne NED 72
16 Goetz Sina SUI 67
17 Ha MinYoung KOR 64
18 Minina Dariya RUS 61
19 Wells Anna-Marie GBR 53
20 HALL Karlee CAN 49
21 MYKHAILOVA OLHA UKR 44
22 Song OkDo KOR 42
23 Zazdravnykh Anastasia RUS 40
24 Kosek Olga POL 35
25 HUENIKEN Sarah CAN 34
26 LEWIS Rebecca CAN 33
27 Kochebaeva Alena RUS 32
28 Koshcheeva Ekaterina RUS 26
29 Rhebergen Ineke CAN 24
30 Kuznetsova Olga RUS 22
31 Bono Katie USA 20
32 HAM Young Mi KOR 18
33 BILETSKA IEVGENIIA UKR 17
34 Ji JuYeon KOR 16
34 Stritch Kendra USA 16
34 OLSON Jennifer CAN 16
37 Alhonsuo Mira FIN 14
38 JARY Coralie FRA 12
38 Alekseeva Evheniia RUS 12
40 Bertling Enni FIN 10
41 Petkova Radka BUL 9
41 PARK Sangki KOR 9
41 Goralski Beth USA 9
44 Harvey Victoria GBR 7
44 MAHALLATI Mehrnoosh CAN 7
46 Abdollahkhani Zohreh IRI 4
46 Ishiwatari Takako JPN 4
48 Yagi Nae JPN 2

Speed male
1 Tomilov Maxim RUS 221
2 Vagin Alexey RUS 216
3 Kartashev Vladimir RUS 214
4 Tomilov Alexey RUS 210
5 Trapeznikov Egor RUS 188
6 Kuzovlev Nikolai RUS 180
7 Vlasov Maxim RUS 159
8 Spitsyn Ivan RUS 141
9 Malykh Leonid RUS 114
10 Proshchenko Radomir RUS 100
11 Safdarian Korouyeh Mohammadreza IRI 80
12 Tarasov Sergey RUS 79
12 Stritch Carter USA 79
14 Hanson Ian USA 74
14 Shved Nikolay RUS 74
16 Hoek Dennis NED 73
17 Batushev Pavel RUS 65
18 Primerov Nikolay RUS 55
19 Zeynali Masoud IRI 52
20 Clavien Samuel SUI 51
21 GEROME Yann FRA 50
22 Novikov Alexander USA 43
23 Saghafi Mojtaba IRI 37
23 Gibisch Christopher USA 37
25 Park HeeYong KOR 34
26 Dvoracek Milan CZE 33
27 Montgomery Aaron USA 32
28 ANDRONOWSKI Rafal CAN 31
28 KIM Yongcheol KOR 31
30 THOM Jeff CAN 28
30 Iurlov Vladislav RUS 28
32 Yoshida Mitsugu JPN 26
32 Mondzelewski Jan POL 26
34 Sharman Alexander POL 25
35 Gantner Andreas LIE 24
35 Cordery-Cotter Robert USA 24
37 Kolchegoshev Kirill RUS 18
37 Pahnavar Mehdi IRI 18
39 LEE Chang Hyon KOR 16
39 Hashemi Hosseinabadi Mojtaba IRI 16
41 KU Seongyeop KOR 14
41 Feyzulov Fikret BUL 14
43 Seo Jongkuk KOR 12
44 Heuberger Yves SUI 9
44 CHAN Chi Sang HKG 9
46 KADOTA Gihado JPN 8
46 Schulte Ferdinand NED 8
48 SARKAR NIHAL IND 7
49 Nara Masayuki JPN 6
49 Petkov Mincho BUL 6
51 Kaidash Volodymyr UKR 4
51 Zhelyazkov Stanimir BUL 4
53 Mahmoudi Saeed IRI 3
54 Holmes Harry GBR 2
54 Lindlau Kevin USA 2
56 Multauf Aidan USA 1

Speed female
1 Tolokonina Maria RUS 380
2 Koshcheeva Ekaterina RUS 292
3 Filippova Maryam RUS 276
4 Gallyamova Nadezhda RUS 208
4 Kulikova Natalya RUS 208
6 Stritch Kendra USA 172
7 Feoktistova Ekaterina RUS 116
8 Moosavi Zeinabkobra IRI 99
9 Kosek Olga POL 96
10 Steen Marianne NED 95
11 Kochebaeva Alena RUS 77
12 Vlasova Alena RUS 74
13 Asadi Shabnam IRI 48
14 Ha MinYoung KOR 47
14 Oleynikova Julia RUS 47
16 Goetz Sina SUI 46
17 MAHALLATI Mehrnoosh CAN 43
18 Lee MyoungHee KOR 34
19 Maiorova Julia RUS 31
20 BILETSKA IEVGENIIA UKR 30
21 HAM Young Mi KOR 28
22 Petkova Radka BUL 26
22 Abdollahkhani Zohreh IRI 26
24 Yagi Nae JPN 24
25 Alekseeva Evheniia RUS 22
25 SONG Han Na Rai KOR 22
27 Ji JuYeon KOR 20
28 Kochegarova Elena RUS 18
29 Alhonsuo Mira FIN 16
29 Ishiwatari Takako JPN 16
31 Bertling Enni FIN 14
32 MYKHAILOVA OLHA UKR 12