Ice Master World Cup, Val Daone 2007

The 2007 edition of the Ice Master World Cup in Valle  Daone was really atypical. The high temperatures recorded in the days preceding the competition reduced the prepared ice structure to the minimum. Thanks, however, to the great effort on the part of the organizers, the spectacle in Valle Daone was none the less for that and also this edition can be remembered for some magic moments provided by the protagonists. Markus Bendler and Jenny Lavarda in particular, thanks to their outstanding performances, brought alive the ‘difficult’ competition, by winning first place in their respective male and female categories.
Great satisfaction from the La Sportiva athletes, all wearing the Mega Ice footwear: in the female category apart from the faultless performance by Jenny, the achievement in fourth place of the young Angelika Rainer (born 1986) from Bolzano should be mentioned; instead in the male competition the Swiss, Simon Wandeler (2nd place) and Herbert Klammer  from Alto Adige (3rd place, first Italian) distinguished themselves.

Results:

MEN’S RESULTS: 1. Markus Bendler (Austria) 8.538 points (top, top, 13); 2. Simon Wandeler (Switzerland) 8.022 (14, 17, 17); 3. Herbert Klammer (Italy) 7.522 (14, top, 16), 4. Alexey Tomilov (Russia) 6.441 (top, 7, 16); 5. Mauro Bole (Italy) 5.191 (16, 7, 15); 6. Evgeny Kryvosheytsev (Ukraine) 5.179 (11, 13, 16); 7. Albert Leichtfried (Austria) 4.696 (13, 13, 12); 7. Alexey Vagin (Russia) 4.329 (11, 12, 13); 9. Mario Prinoth (Italia) 3.079 (12, 12, 2).

WOMEN’S RESULTS: 1. Jenny Lavarda (Italy) 10.432,14 points (top, top); 2. Petra Müller (Switzerland) 7.432,14 (top, 18); 3. Maria Shabalina (Russia) 5.098,81 (top, 13); 4. Angelika Rainer (Italy) 5.098,81 (20,14); 5. Stephanie Maureau (France) 4.265,48 (19, 12); 6. Natalya Kulikova (Russia) 4.065,48 (19, 11); 7. Barbara Zwerger (Italy) 3.232,14 (14, 11); 8. Fiona Murray (Scotland) 2.375,00 (9, 10).