2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering
The 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions, held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.
About 450 athletes of 29 nations participated. Compared to the former world masterships a long distance race was added.
Results
Nation ranking and medals
Individual
Event held in Valerette on February 24, 2008- starting point: Les Cerniers/Monthey
- altitude difference:
- * ascent: 1,650m
- * downhill: 1,650m
Women
| ranking | participant | total time |
| Roberta Pedranzini | 01h 51' 48" | |
| Laëtitia Roux | 01h 53' 30" | |
| Francesca Martinelli | 01h 55' 59" | |
| 4 | Nathalie Etzensperger | 01h 56' 49" |
| 5 | Gloriana Pellissier | 01h 57' 26" |
| 6 | Séverine Pont-Combe | 02h 01' 02" |
| 7 | Izaskun Zubizarreta | 02h 05' 26" |
| 8 | Ariadna Tudel Cuberes | 02h 07' 24" |
| 9 | Stefanie Koch | 02h 08' 06" |
| 10 | Lydia Prugger | 02h 08' 56" |
Men
| ranking | participant | total time |
| Florent Perrier | 01h 30' 03" | |
| Florent Troillet | 01h 32' 13" | |
| Dennis Brunod | 01h 32' 32" | |
| 4 | Andreas Ringhofer | 01h 33' 13" |
| 5 | Grégory Gachet | 01h 35' 14" |
| 6 | Yannick Buffet | 01h 35' 15" |
| 7 | Alexander Lugger | 01h 35' 17" |
| 8 | Manfred Reichegger | 01h 35' 20" |
| 9 | Marc Solá Pastoret | 01h 35' 27" |
| 10 | Pierre Bruchez | 01h 35' 28" |
Relay
event held in Morgins on February 25, 2008- altitude difference : 260m
Women
| ranking | team | total time |
| Nathalie Etzensperger/Gabrielle Magnenat/Marie Troillet/Séverine Pont-Combe | 01h 28' 54" | |
| Gloriana Pellissier/Francesca Martinelli/Elisa Fleischmann/Roberta Pedranzini | 01h 32' 31" | |
| Corinne Favre/Valentine Fabre/Véronique Lathuraz/Nathalie Bourillon | 01h 34' 54" | |
| 4 | Lene Pedersen/Ellen Blom/Bodil Ryste/Marit Tveite Bystøl | 01h 38' 27" |
| 5 | Cristina Bes Ginesta/Gemma Arró Ribot/Izaskun Zubizarreta/Emma Roca Rodríguez | 02h 04' 18" |
Men
| ranking | team | total time |
| Dennis Brunod/Manfred Reichegger/Denis Trento/Martin Riz | 00h 58' 59" | |
| Pierre Bruchez/Martin Anthamatten/Florent Troillet/Didier Moret | 01h 00' 14" | |
| Javier Martín de Villa/Manuel Pérez Brunicardi/Marc Solá Pastoret/Kílian Jornet Burgada | 01h 02' 01" | |
| 4 | Nicolas Bonnet/Martial Premat/Sébastien Perrier/Adrien Piccot | 01h 02' 36" |
| 5 | Martin Bader/Andreas Kalß/Andreas Fischbacher/Alexander Lugger | 01h 05' 10" |
| 6 | Toni Steurer/Andreas Strobel/Stefan Klinger/Konrad Lex | 01h 06' 32" |
| 7 | Ola Berger/Ove-Erik Tronvoll/Ola Herje Hovdenak/Ole-Jakob Sande | 01h 07' 10" |
| 8 | Xavier Comas Guixé/Xavier Capdevila Romero/Joan Vilana Díaz/Joan Albós Cavaliere | 01h 07' 34" |
| 9 | Peter Svätojánsky/Miroslav Leitner/Jozef Hlavco/Juraj Laštík | 01h 07' 36" |
| 10 | Patrik Nordin/André Jonsson/Björn Gund/John Bergstedt | 01h 08' 34" |
Team
event held in Pointe de l'Au on February 26, 2008- altitude difference:
- * ascent: 1,940m
- * downhill: 2,125m
Women
Men
Vertical race
event held on February 28, 2008- altitude difference : 870m
Women
Men
Long distance
event held on February 29, 2008- altitude difference
- * ascent : 3,200m / 2,500m
- * downhill : 3,200m / 2,700m
Women
| ranking | participant | total time |
| Francesca Martinelli | 03h 15' 10" | |
| Gabrielle Magnenat | 03h 16' 51" | |
| Nathalie Etzensperger | 03h 21' 11" | |
| 4 | Catherine Mabillard | 03h 25' 20" |
| 5 | Nathalie Bourillon | 03h 26' 30" |
| 6 | Veronika Swidrak | 03h 31' 02" |
| 7 | Véronique Lathuraz | 03h 32' 04" |
| 8 | Corinne Favre | 03h 33' 38" |
| 9 | Izaskun Zubizarreta | 03h 36' 36" |
| 10 | Emma Roca Rodríguez | 03h 38' 44" |
Men
| ranking | participant | total time |
| Guido Giacomelli | 02h 54' 48" | |
| Florent Perrier | 02h 57' 47" | |
| Kílian Jornet Burgada | 02h 58' 38" | |
| 4 | Florent Troillet | 03h 00' 53" |
| 5 | Peter Svätojánsky | 03h 01' 09" |
| 6 | Alexander Lugger | 03h 01' 53" |
| 7 | Hansjörg Lunger | 03h 05' 52" |
| 8 | Tony Sbalbi | 03h 05' 55" |
| 9 | Marc Solá Pastoret | 03h 05' 57" |
| 10 | Didier Moret | 03h 06' 01" |
Combination ranking
List of the best 10 participants by gender:Women
| ranking | participant |
| Roberta Pedranzini | |
| Francesca Martinelli | |
| Nathalie Etzensperger | |
| 4 | Izaskun Zubizarreta |
| 5 | Marit Tveite Bystøl |
| 6 | Martina Hook |
| 7 | Lene Pedersen |
| 8 | Josefina Vikberg |
| 9 | Séverine Pont-Combe |
| 10 | Corinne Favre |
Men
| ranking | participant |
| Florent Perrier | |
| Dennis Brunod | |
| Grégory Gachet | |
| 4 | Alexandre Pellicier |
| 5 | Manfred Reichegger |
| 6 | Ola Berger |
| 7 | Javier Martín de Villa |
| 8 | Johann Wieland |
| 9 | Florent Troillet |
| 10 | Toni Steurer |