2016 Skyrunner World Series Explained

Competition:	2016 Skyrunner World Series
Competition1:	SkyRace
Competition1winner:	Tadei Pivk Megan Kimmel
Competition2:	Sky Ultra
Competition2winner:	Cristofer Clemente Gemma Arenas
Competition3:	Vertical Kilometer
Competition3winner:	Philip Goetsch Christel Dewalle
Competition4:	Sky Extreme
Competition4winner:	Jonathan Albon Jasmin Paris
Venues:	18 venues
Individual:	23 events
Jumpers:	-->
Previous:	2015
Following:	2017

The 2016 Skyrunner World Series was the 15th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.^[1]

From this edition is included a new category, Sky Extreme.

Results

Category Sky

Sky champions of the season are the Italian Tadei Pivk and the American Megan Kimmel.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Race	Country	Date	Men's winner	Women's winner
		30 April	Bhim Gurung	Megan Kimmel
		22 May	Kílian Jornet Burgada	Yngvild Kaspersen
Livigno SkyMarathon		26 June	Tadei Pivk	Elisa Desco
Dolomites SkyRace		17 July	Tadei Pivk	Laura Orgué
SkyRace Comapedrosa		31 July	Tom Owens	Laura Orgué
Matterhorn Ultraks 46K		30 August	Marc Lauenstein	Megan Kimmel
The Rut 28K		3 September	Hassan Ait Chaou	Megan Kimmel
Limone Extreme SkyRace		15 October	Alexis Sévennec	Megan Kimmel
Champions	bgcolor=Khaki		bgcolor=Khaki	Megan Kimmel

Category Ultra

Race	Country	Date	Men's winner	Women's winner
		7 May	Luis Alberto Hernando	Ida Nilsson
		4 June	Cristofer Clemente	Gemma Arenas
High Trail Vanoise		10 July	Nicolas Martin	Anne-Lise Rousset
The Rut 50K		4 September	Cristofer Clemente	Ida Nilsson
Ultra Pirineu		24 September	Miguel Heras	Gemma Arenas
Champions	bgcolor=Khaki		bgcolor=Khaki	Gemma Arenas

^{[5] [6]}

Category Vertical

Race	Country	Date	Men's winner	Women's winner
Kilometro Vertical Transvulcania		5 May		Emily Collinge
		24 June	Philip Goetsch	Christel Dewalle
		8 July	Xavier Gachet	Christel Dewalle
		15 July	Philip Goetsch	Laura Orgué
Blåmann Vertical		5 August	Stian Angermund-Vik	Emelie Forsberg
Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer		2 September	Ondrej Fejfar	Laura Orgué
Vertical Grèste de la Mughéra		14 October	Philip Goetsch	Christel Dewalle
Champions	bgcolor=Khaki		bgcolor=Khaki	Christel Dewalle

^{[7] [8]}

Category Extreme

Race	Country	Date	Men's winner	Women's winner
		6 August	Tom Owens	Jasmin Paris
Kima Trophy		28 August	Bhim Gurung	Emelie Forsberg
Glen Coe Skyline		18 September	Jonathan Albon	Jasmin Paris
Champions	bgcolor=Khaki		bgcolor=Khaki	Jasmin Paris

^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Skyrunner World Series

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABOUT MIGU RUN SKYRUNNER® WORLD SERIES. skyrunnerworldseries.com. 1 October 2017. 26 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002035/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/about/. dead.
2. Web site: Pivk and Kimmel Sky champions close the season. skyrunnerworldseries.com. 31 October 2017.
3. Web site: 2016 Sky Series - Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015171709/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-rankingSKY_men.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.
4. Web site: 2016 Sky Series - Women. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015171716/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-rankingSKY_women-1.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.
5. Web site: 2016 Ultra Series - Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015172421/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-rankingULTRA_men-2.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.
6. Web site: 2016 Ultra Series - Women. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015172417/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-rankingULTRA_women-1.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.
7. Web site: 2016 Vertical Series - Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015173359/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-rankingVK_men.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.
8. Web site: 2016 Vertical Series - Women. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015172638/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-rankingVK_women.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.
9. Web site: 2016 Extreme Series - Men . https://web.archive.org/web/20161015172853/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-rankingEXTREME_men.pdf . Skyrunner World Series . 15 October 2016 . 2016-10-15 . 2016-10-15 . dead.
10. Web site: 2016 Extreme Series - Women. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015172931/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-rankingEXTREME_women-3.pdf. Skyrunner World Series. 15 October 2016. 15 October 2016. 2016-10-15. dead.