Rainer in second place at the World Cup opener

The routes in the North American leg were very technical and difficult because the overall competition structure was very low. Nevertheless, Angelika Rainer showed a strong performance and finished the competition in second place, beaten only by Shin Woonseon from South Korea. “To be honest, I wasn't sure how I would perform on such technical routes, as a small mistake and a bit of bad luck can easily lead to slipping off the hold and thus ending the competition prematurely. I definitely prefer endurance routes, but I'm even more pleased to have achieved second place here in Durango," said the three-time ice climbing world champion from Merano, who left Eimir McSwiggan (Ireland) behind her. In the men's category, the Russian Alexey Dengin came out on top, relegating his compatriots Nikolai Kuzovlev and Maxim Tomilov to the places.

The athletes had to struggle with the weather conditions, because on the first day of the competition - when the qualification and semi-finals took place - it rained non-stop. Just in time for the finale, a cold wave hit Durango with temperatures around minus 10 degrees. “In the last part of the route I had very cold fingers and therefore couldn’t continue climbing,” admitted Rainer.

The World Cup moves to Asia at the beginning of January, where the next two World Cup stages will be held first in Beijing and then in the Olympic venue Cheongsong. "After not being 100% motivated for the competitions in the last two years, I would like to get started again this year and am looking forward to taking part in all five World Cups and finally in the World Championships in France at the beginning of February," said Rainer.

By the way, the Ice Climbing World Cup is also coming to South Tyrol. The dress rehearsal for the World Cup in France will take place in Rabenstein from January 27th to 29th, which will take place just a week later.

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Rainer in second place at the World Cup opener

The 2016/17 Ice Climbing World Cup began at the weekend in Durango in the US state of Colorado.

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