Nikolay Kuzovlev stuns with nightime victory in Champagny-en-Vanoise

Next stop for the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup: Rabenstein Italy (7-9 February, 2014)

Summary from Champagny-en-Vanoise, France

The new champions in Champagny-en-Vanoise are Nikolay Kuzovlev (Lead – Men), Maria Tolokonina (Lead – Women)l Vladimir Kartashev (Men – Speed) and Julia Oleynikova (Women – Speed).

The outdoor climbing wall in French alpine resort of Champangy – en – Vanoise in the Rhône-Alpes region once again proved itself to be a stunning backdrop to the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup. The venue is also home to the UIAA Youth Ice Climbing World Championships.

As the snow fell gently in the night, a dramatic series of Lead final events were held.

Current overall standings after Champagny-en-Vanoise

Below are the first three leaders for overall 2014 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup champion in each of the four categories after Cheongsong, Busteni, Saas Fee and now Champagny-en-Vanoise.

One of these athletes is best positioned to declare themselves overall champion of the world in their category when the pursuit of the cup ends in Ufa, Russia.

1. Maria Tolokonina (312 points)
2. Angelika Rainer (310 points)

3. Shin WoonSeon (300)

Men Lead:
1. Park Hee Yong (325 points)

2. Maxim Tomilov (325 points)
3. Alexey Tomilov (257 points)

Women Speed:
1. Maryam Filoppova (315 points)

2. Natalya Kulikova (286 points)

3. Julia Oleynikova (260 points)

Men Speed:
1. Nikolay Kuzovlev (223 points)
2. Vladimir Kartashev (208 points)

3. Pavel Gulyaev (190 points)