2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering explained

The 2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering (fr|Championnats du Monde de Ski de Montagne 2002) was the first World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC), held at Serre Chevalier in the former French province Dauphiné from January 24 to January 27, 2002. In due to the heavy snowfall all events were postponed one day^[1]

The event was supported by the Fédération française de la montagne et de l’escalade (FFME). The 230 participants were from 22 nations and from three continents. Compared to the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama, which was also held as "World Championship of Ski Mountaineering" with the classes "Civilians", "Soldiers" and "Mountain guides",^[2] the ICSM competition was only for members of the civilian national squads. Participants from countries without a squad could register with the help of the national mountain organizations.

Equipment

The equipment of the participants was very different:The weight of the ultra-light skis of the European top teams was only about including binding. These teams also had the mentioned race suits as well as long and light Nordic skiing poles.

Results

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Nation ranking and medals

(all age groups)

ranking	country	individual				team
		points				points				total points
1	France	1122	3	3	4	510	1	2	1	1632
2	Italy	812	2	3	2	426	1			1238
3	Switzerland	842	2	2	1	312				1154
4	Slovakia	542				252			1	794
5	Spain	582			1	196				778
6	Germany	132				144				276
7	Andorra	184	1			72				256
8	Austria	92				90				182
9	Bulgaria	127				22				149
10	Poland	45				74				119
11	Romania	61				30				91
12	Liechtenstein	66								66
13	Czech Republic	2				56				58
14	Greece	3				32				35
15	Belgium	3				22				25
16	United States	21								21
17	Canada	1				10				11
18	Argentina	1				8				9
19	Chile					4				4
20	Russia	2				2				4
21	Denmark					2				2
22	South Korea					1				1

Team

event held on January 24, 2002
length: 19 kilometers
altitude differences:

• ascent: 1,623m
• downhill: 1,623m

List of the 10 best teams by gender:

Women

Men

Individual

event held on January 27, 2002

• male participants total (all age groups): 90
• female participants total (all age groups): 34
• altitude difference:
  • ascent: 1,505m
  • downhill: 1,505m

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

Men

Combination ranking

(individual and team rankings)

List of the best 10 participants by gender:

Women

Men

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20121209103029/http://www.mountains2b.com/76-Weltmeisterschaften_im_Skibergsteigen-,e_14310,r_1100.htm Weltmeisterschaften im Skibergsteigen-Januar 2002 - erste WM im Skibergsteigen
2. [Rolf Majcen]
3. http://www.skieverest.com/i2.htm Ski Mountaineering World Championship
4. http://www.skieverest.com/s2.htm Ski Mountaineering World Championship-Team