Second day of competitors in Schladming for a evening Sprint race, in an electrical environment on the Planai Stadium, with a crowd of supporters gathered to cheer the athletes on a very steep and thrilling monitor. Emily Harrop (FRA) and Oriol Cardona Coll (ESP) claimed victory, similar to a 12 months in the past.
Girls’s Race Highlights
The {qualifications} kicked off at 16:40 (CET) with 62 athletes lining up at the beginning. The most effective 30 instances acquired certified to the heats, then 12 to the semi-finals, earlier than the ultimate showdown with 6 greatest athletes.
On the beginning line of the ultimate: Emily Harrop (FRA), alongside Marianne Fatton (SUI), Caroline Ulrich (SUI), Ana Alonso Rodriguez (ESP), Maria Costa Diez (ESP) and Giulia Murada (ITA).
Marianne Fatton took the lead into the diamonds part, with Emily Harrop intently on her heels. Caroline Ulrich held third place coming into the foot half part, adopted by Ana Alonso, Maria Costa Diez, and Giulia Murada.
In the course of the foot half, Emily Harrop delivered a gorgeous efficiency, took the lead and simply stored extending the hole till she crossed the end line, securing a victory. Behind her, Marianne Fatton claimed the second place, whereas Ana Alonso overtook Caroline Ulrich in the remaining uphill to seize the final spot on the rostrum.
Emily’s Response:
“It’s actually cool to win once more. In fact, in Morgins, I used to be disenchanted with second place as a result of it was actually the large aim of my season. Marianne was superb. I need to attempt new issues in this a part of the season. I began right here in Schladming, and we’ll see the way it goes. At the moment, I’m actually completely satisfied!”
Remaining Outcomes:
- Emily Harrop (03:08.57)
- Marianne Fatton (03:04.1)
- Ana Alonso Rodriguez (03:05.3)
- Caroline Ulrich (03:16.3)
- Maria Costa Diez (03:19.7)
- Giulia Murada (03:21.2)
Males’s Race Highlights
Within the males’s race, a complete of 78 athletes lined up at the beginning.
The 6 finalists who made it via the qualification rounds have been Oriol Cardona Coll (ESP), Thibault Anselmet (FRA), Jon Kistler (SUI), Nikita Filippov (AIN), Iñigo Martinez (ESP), and Rocco Baldini (ITA).
At the beginning, Oriol Cardona Coll took the lead, intently adopted by Thibault Anselmet, Jon Kistler, and Nikita Filippov in the identical lane of the diamond part.
Within the foot half, Oriol Cardona Coll and Thibault Anselmet gained a slight benefit over the remainder of the group. Thibault Anselmet managed to come back again on the identical stage as his rival on the final transition.
However Oriol Cardona Coll was only a fraction quicker, and regardless of Thibault taking all of the dangers on the downhill, it wasn’t sufficient. The end result mirrored final 12 months’s: the Spaniard claimed victory, whereas the Frenchman secured second place.
In third place, Swiss athlete Jon Kistler earned his third podium of the season, whereas Nikita Filippov, competing beneath a impartial banner, completed fourth, his greatest end result thus far in a Sprint race of a ISMF World Cup.
Oriol’s Response:
“It means lots to me to win at the moment. It’s the third time we’ve been racing right here and I’m completely satisfied to win once more since final 12 months. The monitor was very tactical. The ambiance was tremendous good. Every part was actually cool at the moment.”
Remaining Outcomes:
- Oriol Cardona Coll (02:26.7)
- Thibault Anselmet (02:27.6)
- Jon Kistler (02:38.3)
- Nikita Filippov (02:40.5)
- Iñigo Martinez de Albornoz Marqués (03:00.2)
- Rocco Baldini (03:12.9)
Upcoming ISMF competitions:
ISMF World Cups
20-22 March 2025 – Val Martello, ITA – Particular person & Combined Relay
4-5 April 2025 – Villars-sur-Ollon, SUI – Combined Relay & Sprint
10-13 April 2025 – Tromsø, NOR – Vertical, Sprint & Particular person
ISMF Youth World Cups
26-30 March 2025 – Puy-Saint-Vincent Pelvoux, FRA – Sprint, Combined Relay, Particular person & Vertical
ISMF World Cup Schladming – Sprint race