The 2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering (french: Championnats du Monde de Ski de Montagne 2002) was the first

World Championship of Ski Mountaineering The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biannually held ski mountaineering competitions. History The events were originally sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). The first official world ma ...

sanctioned by the

International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) located in the ''Floridablanca 84'' in Barcelona was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) and responsible for ski mountaineering and vertical race c ...

(ISMC), held at

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in the former French province

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from January 24 to January 27, 2002. In due to the heavy snowfall all events were postponed one day''Weltmeisterschaften im Skibergsteigen-Januar 2002 - erste WM im Skibergsteigen''
(German review), mountains2b.com. 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", Rolf Majcen
''Weltmeisterschaften im Skibergsteigen''
(German), February, 2004. 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

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Results

''Ski Mountaineering World Championship''
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Nation ranking and medals

(all age groups)

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:

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:

Combination ranking

(individual and team rankings) List of the best 10 participants by gender:

References

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World Championships of Ski Mountaineering The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biannually held ski mountaineering competitions. History The events were originally sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). The first official world ma ...