This evening’s Opening Ceremony officially raises the curtain on the WÜRTH MODYF ISMF European Championships

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This evening’s Opening Ceremony officially raises the curtain on the WÜRTH MODYF ISMF European Championships

After successfully passing the first three World Cup stages, the best international ski mountaineering athletes have reached Boí Taüll, Vall de Boí, in the Spanish Pyrenees, to compete for the 2022 continental medals.

Lausanne, 8 February 2022 – The schedule of what seems to be the most important week of the 2021/22 season includes four competitions: Sprint, Vertical, Individual and Relay. At the close of the registrations, there are about 180 accredited athletes representing 18 different countries.

It is important to remember that, compared to the World Cup’s competitions, the continental races will also include athletes belonging to the U18 category. The programme is scheduled with the Sprint as opening race on Wednesday 9 February with the start at 9:00. The Vertical race, with only one long ascent, will be staged the following day.

The athletes will have the opportunity to recover their energies on Friday, the rest day. This way they can train on the track of the Individual race which will be on Saturday morning. The grand finale of the event will take place on Sunday 13 February with the Relay race. This competition will award the strongest international ski mountaineering teams in the new Olympic format that will debut in this European Championships with the Mixed formula.

The weather forecast for Boí Taüll area is excellent for the week. The only aspect that worries a little the local organisers and the ISMF technicians is the lack of snow in the ski resort, forcing the insiders to work overtime especially for the Individual race.

The Sprint, Individual and Relay races (only for Senior category) will be live streamed on the official ISMF website at: https://tv.ismf-ski.org/.

Roberto Cavallo, ISMF Event Director, states: “The ISMF is very proud to be able to hold this event in Spain, in the centenary year of the Spanish national federation FEDME (Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada). Boí Taüll ski resort has proved to be very motivated and interested to be part of the ISMF circuit. In addition, it is fundamental to underline that two years ago the European Continental Championship has not been organised due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will therefore be a truly spectacular and hopefully exciting edition. The ISMF Technical Group and the Local Organising Committee are working hard to create attractive competitions to be up to the standards of the international athletes. Fire in the hole and good luck to all!”.

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Roberto Cavallo, Event Director, rcavallo@ismf-ski.org, +39 335 5745945

About the ISMF
Founded in 2007, the International Ski Mountaineering Federation ISMF is the global governing body for ski mountaineering competitions. Since 2016, the organization is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee IOC. Its main goals are the promotion, regulation and development of the ski mountaineering sport worldwide. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the ISMF’s membership consists of 40 national mountaineering or ski sports federations in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The ISMF organizes ski mountaineering World Cups events and World Championships. For the first time, ski mountaineering has been a medal sport at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne Switzerland and has recently been included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

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