Ski Mountaineering World Cup: Eydallin, Mollart, Arnold, Fatton win in France

Heavy snowfall at Superdévoluy in France forced the organisers of the third stage of the Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2019 to modify the course to ensure maximum safety, resulting in a 440m track raced twice by Junior Women (+880m), three times by Junior Men and Senior Women (+1320m) and four times by Senior Men (+1760m).

Matteo Eydallin won the race on Saturday morning, and right from the outset he, Robert Antonioli and Michele Boscacci took the lead. Only 2013 World Champion William Bon Mardion managed to keep up, slipping into third place right at the end as Antonioli struggled against snow sticking to his skins. Eydallin won after 1:26:56, a few thousandths of seconds ahead of Boscacci and Bon Mardion. Antonioli placed fourth, Anton Palzer fifth. In the women's competition reigning European Champion Axelle Mollaret won charging forward right at the start. The Frenchwoman stopped the clock after 1:16:17, ahead of Claudia Galicia Cotrina, silver with 1:18:02, and Alba De Sylvester, bronze with 1:18:25.

The Sprint competition took place this morning and was won by Iwan Arnolde and Marianne Fatton. The Swissman beat his teammate Arno Lietha and Hans-Inge Klette from Norway, while France’s Marianne Fatton sprinted into first place ahead of Spain’s Claudia Galicia Cotrina and her teammate Lorna Bonnel, silver and bronze respectively.

INDIVIDUAL
Senior Men
1. Matteo Eydallin (ITA)
2. Michele Boscacci (ITA)
3. William Bon Mardion (FRA)

Senior Women
1. Axelle Gachet Mollaret (FRA)
2. Claudia Galicia Cotrina (ESP)
3. Alba De Silvestro (ITA)

Espoir Men
1. Davide Magnini (ITA)
2. Thibault Anselmet (FRA)
3. Maximilien Drion Du Chapois (BEL)

Espoir Women
1. Giulia Murada (ITA)
2. Mara Martini (ITA)
3. Ilaria Veronese (ITA)

Junior Men
1. Giovanni Rossi (ITA)
2. Sebastien Guichardaz (ITA)
3. Patrick Perreten (SUI)

Junior Women
1. Ekaterina Osichkina (RUS)
2. Emilie Farquet (SUI)
3. Samantha Bertolina (ITA)

SPRINT
Senior Men
1. Iwan Arnold (SUI)
2. Arno Lietha (SUI)
3. Hans-Inge Klette (NOR)

Senior Women
1. Marianne Fatton (SUI)
2. Claudia Galicia Cotrina (ESP)
3. Lorna Bonnel (FRA)

Espoir Men
1. Arno Lietha (SUI)
2. Hans-Inge Klette (NOR)
3. Thibault Anselmet (FRA)

Espoir Women
1. Adèle Milloz (FRA)
2. Lena Bonnel (FRA)
3. Giulia Murada (ITA)

Junior Men
1. Patrick Perreten (SUI)
2. Giovanni Rossi (ITA)
3. Rémy Garcin (FRA)

Junior Women
1. Ekaterina Osichkina (RUS)
2. Samantha Bertolina (ITA)
3. Emilie Farquet (SUI)