Noah Gamper. © Harald Wisthaler

These are the overall winners of the Marlene Cup

With 14 stages, the Marlene Cup was once again a resounding success in the 2024/25 season. Hundreds of young ski racers in the U21 and U18 age groups have participated in the race series organized by the South Tyrolean Winter Sports Association over the past weeks and months.

22 April 2025

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The overall winners were Selina Trafoier (Ulten/U21), Arianna Putzer (Gröden/U18), Alois Köllemann Baldini (Vinschger Oberland/U21) and Noah Gamper (Tscherms/U18).

The only truly exciting event was the women's U18 age group. Arianna Putzer, Victoria Klotz (RG Wipptal), Sophie Schweigl (Kronplatz Skiteam), and Ivy Schölzhorn (RG Wipptal) fought a thrilling four-way battle for the overall victory right up to the very end. Putzer from Val Gardena ultimately prevailed with 762 points, just ahead of Klotz (758 points). Schweigl and Schölzhorn shared third place with 726 points. In the U21 women's category, Selina Trafoier left nothing to chance. She was crowned the overall winner with a commanding 720 points. Nora Persntich from TZ Überetsch took second place with 590 points, and Valentina Fill from the Kronplatz Skiteam took third place with 500 points.

Selina Trafoier. © Harald Wisthaler

The race for overall victory among the young men was a clear affair. This was especially true in the U18 category, where Noah Gamper won convincingly with 980 points, 340 points ahead of second-placed Alex Silbernagl of the Seiseralm Ski Team (640 points). Silbernagl, however, should have little reason to be discouraged, as he was crowned two-time Italian champion at the concluding U18 Italian Championships in Sestriere. Third place in the Marlene Cup rankings went to Valentin Sparber of RG Wipptal (544 points). In the U21 category, Alois Köllemann Baldini took first place with an impressive 844 points. The athlete from the Vinschger Oberland club left Ivan Kerschbaumer (Gröden/592 points) and Jonas Feichter (Gsiesertal/583 points) behind.

As in previous years, the Marlene Cup overall winners will be honored at the South Tyrol Winter Sports Association's summer festival. This will take place on Saturday, May 31, at the Happacherhof farm near the Agricultural College in Auer.