Russians Dominate All Disciplines of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2014
Ice Climbing World Cup 2014 has just finished in the Russian town of Ufa. Somewhat symbolically in the center of the Ural, all four major titles of the traditional Ice Climbing competition have ended up in the hands of Russian athletes. Women’s Lead was possessed by Maria Tolokonina, Men’s Lead by Maxim Tomilov, Women’s Speed competition was conquered by Maryam Filippova and Men’s Speed race by Nikolay Kuzovlev. All as stated –from Russia!
The last round of the World Cup series took place in one of the easternmost towns of Europe. Ufa is the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, and the newest stop on the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup replacing the long-time previous venue Kirov. It is situated about 1,520 km east of the capital Moscow in the Belaya River valley and was home to the Cup - Final of Russia (2012) and Ice Climbing Championship of Russia (2013).
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For Maria Tolokonina, this is the second year in a row that she has been declared overall Lead champion, while Maxim Tomilov has wrested back the title he lost to Park Hee Yong of Korea in 2013. Tomilov won the title the year before in 2012 while Park won it in 2011.
The Lead winners were declared based on cumulative points from events held in Cheongsong (Korea), Busteni (Romania), Saas Fee (Switzerland), Champagny-en-Vanoise (France) and Ufa (Russia). The event in Rabenstein (Italy) was cancelled due to heavy snowfall and the danger of avalanches.
The winners of the Speed competition were determined based on competitions held in in Cheongsong (Korea), Saas Fee (Switzerland), Champagny-en-Vanoise (France) and Ufa (Russia). The Speed final in Busteni was cancelled due to warm weather, as was the Rabenstein competition.
Source: UIAA website and FB profile Photos: Eugenia Aleksieieva for UIAA Text: Thomas
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