FISTC Sprint World Championship 2013 - Neukirchen am Großvenediger (A)
22-24. February 2013.
Day 3 - Sunday 24 February
Cold and cloudy weather with little snowfalls. Excellent trail conditions that all mushers and dogs enjoyed really very much.
As already foreseen yesterday this has been a tough competition and there have been some changes in the final classification compared to the leaders of yesterday. To show how tough it has been, just consider that for example in SKJ 1 Men, the difference in time between the first Michal Ivanco and the second Igor Stefan (both Slovaks) is 0.9 seconds.
Definitely, all participants enjoyed this race, perfectly organised with such short notice by the organisers that are true FISTC friends.
The pricing ceremony at 3:00 p.m. put and end to these 2013 FISTC World Championships Sprint. Now the next appointment will be in two weeks time in Innerkrems for our next FISTC European Championships Middle Distance and Long Trail.
And now the 2013 World Champions:
SKJ Men 2 dogs
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ASTELBAUER Sebastian
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Austria
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SKJ Men 1 dog
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IVANCO Michal
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Slovakia
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SKJ Men 1 dog cat 2
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BRUGGER Sepp
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Austria
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SKJ Women :
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REISTETTER Carla Jr
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Slovakia
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SKJ Women cat 2
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OBRIST Helga
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Austria
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Pulka Men
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REISTETTER Roman
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Slovakia
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Category O
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COMBAZARD Jean
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France
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Category A1
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BOTTEGA Loris
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Italia
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Category A2
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MANNATO Nathalie
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France
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Category B1
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DIEMER Rainer
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Germany
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Category B2
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SAUERHÖFER Bernd
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Germany
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Category C1
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WAHLHÜTTER Brigitte
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Austria
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Category C1 Jr
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BOTTEGA Valentina
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Italia
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Category C2
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DIFORT Alain
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France
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Category D1
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ASTELBAUER Sebastian
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Austria
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Category D1 Jr
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BRAECKMANS Westley Jr.
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Belgium
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Category D2
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KLEIN Sabine
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Germany
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NATION CUP 2013
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1
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AUSTRIA
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2
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FRANCE
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3
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GERMANY
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4
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SLOVAKIA
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5
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ITALIA
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6
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BELGIUM
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7
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DENMARK
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8
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HUNGARY
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Saturday Evening
First a few words about the Musher Evening we had yesterday.
The organisers this time made this special evening some more exciting compared to what has been done at earlier events.
We knew that they had arranged a musher evening but much at our surprise, mushers, handlers and their families were picked up by buses at the stake-out.
We arrived at the “Gondelbahn” and were brought to the top of the famous mountain Wildkogel. Coming out in the cold up there in the sunset was really an experience!!!
The red reflexion of the sun in the clouds was beautiful and the following dinner from tables with a variety of dishes was excellent and offered to all mushers and handlers.
After a few hours we went down again and were picked-up by bus and brought back to the stake-out area.
This was an evening to remember and we sincerely thank the organisation and the Mayor of the city of Neukirchen on behalf of all mushers.
Day 2 - Saturday 23 February
Today, with the sunny and cold weather the Wildkogel Arena showed us its beauty.
Sunny and cold weather, the conditions for the race were almost perfect and all mushers told us they enjoyed the race even more than yesterday, trails were faster and magnificent.
The competition is extremely tough in some categories and changes happened in the lead of some categories and the mushers will compete even more tomorrow to win the World Champion titles 2013.
Here are the leaders after this second day:
SKJ Men 2 dogs
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MLYNAR Jan (SK)
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SKJ Men 1 dog
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IVANCO Michal (SK)
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SKJ Men 1 dog cat 2
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BRUGGER Sepp (AUT)
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SKJ Women :
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REISTETTER Carla (jun) (SK)
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SKJ Women cat 2
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OBRIST Helga (AUT)
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Pulka Men
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REISTETTER Roman (SK)
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Category O
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COMBAZARD Jean (F)
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Category A1
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BOTTEGA Loris (ITA)
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Category A2
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MANNATO Nathalie (FR)
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Category B1
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DIEMER Rainer (GER)
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Category B2
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SAUERHOFER Bernd (GER)
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Category C1
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WAHLHUTTER Brigitte (AUT)
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Category C2
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DIFFORT Alain (FR)
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Category D1
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ASTELBAUER Sebastian (AUT)
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Category D2
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KLEIN Sabine (GER)
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Tomorrow the final results of this beautiful race.
Day 1 - Friday 22 February
ndid Wildkogel Arena where our local friends, together with Walter Treichl, succeeded in organising the FISTC 2013 World Championships Sprint after the cancellation of Donovaly.
Despite the very short notice the organisers of the race did a splendid job to solve our severe problem. We just may regret that many mushers could not get their holidays to join us as we really have a very beautiful race.
Yesterday evening we had a very nice opening ceremonyin the center of the beautiful city of Neukirchen am Grossvenedigerand a warm welcome from the Mayor of the city, Mr Peter Nindl, and all the inhabitants and tourists who were so happy to see the mushers from 9 countries and their beautiful dogs of the four Polar breeds. An evening with “Gluhwein”, snacks and music…
Today, the weather was cold and cloudy, perfect for the dogs. Trails were very well prepared and perfectly marked, so the mushers enjoyed this first day of race.
A short notice of the results, the various categories are led by:
SKJ Men 2 dogs
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ASTELBAUER Sebastian (AUT)
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SKJ Men 1 dog
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IVANCO Michal (SK)
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SKJ Men 1 dog cat 2
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BRUGGER Sepp (AUT)
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SKJ Women :
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REISTETTER Carla (jun) (SK)
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SKJ Women cat 2
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OBRIST Helga (AUT)
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Pulka Men
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REISTETTER Roman (SK)
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Category O
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COMBAZARD Jean (F)
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Category A1
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BOTTEGA Loris (ITA)
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Category A2
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MANNATO Nathalie (FR)
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Category B1
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RACHBAUER Karl (AUT)
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Category B2
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SAUERHOFER Bernd (GER)
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Category C1
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MARTINI Massimo (ITA)
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Category C2
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DIFFORT Alain (FR)
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Category D1
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ASTELBAUER Sebastian (AUT)
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Category D2
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KLEIN Sabine (GER)
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The race is very open for tomorrow as in some categories the first five are in less than 1 minute.
NEUKIRCKEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE
A new website for the FISTC World Championship sprint has been created. The site will be update every day and in it you can find information about the championship, the accomodation in the area.
LINK TO NEUKIRCKEN WORLD CAHMPIONSHIP 2013 WEBSITE
Information about Distance Championship in Innerkrems
Here attached you'll find the programm of EC MD/LT organised in Innerkrems and information about the trail.