Vertical race

A vertical race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical races for women and men are part of all international ski mountaineering competitions of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions as well as at many national competitions. The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)is working toward the goal of having vertical race become an Olympic discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics,.

Championships
At World Championships of Skimountaineering a vertical race was firstly rated in 2004 an at the European Championships in 2005.

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World championships
!rowspan="2"| year !colspan="3"| men !colspan="3"| women !1st rank !2nd rank !3rd rank !1st rank !2nd rank !3rd rank
 * 2011
 * Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada
 * Flag of France.svg Yannick Buffet
 * Flag of France.svg William Bon Mardion
 * Flag of Spain.svg Mireia Miró Varela
 * Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Roux
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gemma Arró Ribot
 * 2010
 * Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada
 * Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Brunod
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Pedranzini
 * Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Roux
 * Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Martinelli
 * 2008
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Brunod
 * Flag of France.svg Grégory Gachet
 * Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Pedranzini
 * Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Martinelli
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Nathalie Etzensperger
 * 2006
 * Flag of France.svg Patrick Blanc
 * Flag of France.svg Tony Sbalbi
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Natascia Leonardi Cortesi
 * Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Pedranzini
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Catherine Mabillard
 * 2004
 * Flag of France.svg Patrick Blanc
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Sébastien Epiney
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Cristina Favre-Moretti
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Isabella Crettenand-Moretti
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gloriana Pellissier
 * }
 * 2004
 * Flag of France.svg Patrick Blanc
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Sébastien Epiney
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Cristina Favre-Moretti
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Isabella Crettenand-Moretti
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gloriana Pellissier
 * }
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gloriana Pellissier
 * }

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European championships
!rowspan="2"| year !colspan="3"| men !colspan="3"| women !1st rank !2nd rank !3rd rank !1st rank !2nd rank !3rd rank
 * 2012
 * Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada
 * Flag of France.svg Yannick Buffet
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Martin Anthamatten
 * Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Roux
 * Flag of Spain.svg Mireia Miró Varela
 * Flag of Spain.svg Gemma Arró Ribot
 * 2009
 * Flag of Spain.svg Kílian Jornet Burgada
 * Flag of France.svg Tony Sbalbi
 * Flag of France.svg Yannick Buffet
 * Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Pedranzini
 * Flag of Spain.svg Mireia Miró Varela
 * Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Martinelli
 * 2007
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Spain.svg Agustí Roc Amador
 * Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Pérez Brunicardi
 * Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Roux
 * Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Pedranzini
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gloriana Pellissier
 * 2005
 * Flag of Spain.svg Agustí Roc Amador
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Italy.svg Mirco Mezzanotte
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Cristina Favre-Moretti
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gloriana Pellissier
 * Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Gruber
 * }
 * Flag of Spain.svg Agustí Roc Amador
 * Flag of France.svg Florent Perrier
 * Flag of Italy.svg Mirco Mezzanotte
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Cristina Favre-Moretti
 * Flag of Italy.svg Gloriana Pellissier
 * Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Gruber
 * }
 * }